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Sunbeam 25

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1993

A Schochl-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for stability and performance since 1993

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.48 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,650 kg of hull, so roughly 2,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.12 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

153 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 153
EasygoingPowered-up

18.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.2
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.2
Displacement / length
152.9
Comfort ratio
15.0
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
639
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1993
Designer
Schochl
Builder
Schochl Yachtbau, Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

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