Pointer 25
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2014
A high-performance fractional sloop from Van de Stadt Design, featuring a light displacement and a powerful sail plan
Designed by Van de Stadt Design & E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Jachtwerf Heeg.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,500 kg of hull, so roughly 2,100 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalCapsize 2.20Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 28.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 47%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1593 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.8
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2014
Designer
Van de Stadt Design, E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Jachtwerf Heeg
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/808.00 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1992 fractional sloop with a high 26.59 sail area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for rapid, agile performance
Cal 257.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA flush-deck masthead sloop by C. William Lapworth featuring a pop-top companionway that became a classic club racer
Hurley 226.71 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA long-running Ian Anderson design with a heavy ballast ratio, produced by multiple builders over three decades
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Pointer 22A high-performance fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and dual rudders for agile, shoal-water sailingPointer 30A modern, lightweight fractional sloop with dual rudders designed for spirited performance and easy handlingElite 25A Joubert-Nivelt fractional sloop designed for performance with a fin keel and transom-hung rudderHinterhoeller 25A fractional sloop designed by George Hinterhoeller as a larger, more capable evolution of the iconic Shark 24Drifter 25A competitive IOR Quarter Tonner designed by Leen Hoogmoed that claimed the 1976 Dutch Championship in Class VII
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