Buccaneer 250
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Year | 1978 |
| Builder | Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts |
| Boat | |
| Crew | Two |
| Displacement | 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) |
| Draft | 4.67 ft (1.42 m) (conventional keel) 3.50 ft (1.07 m) (shoal-draft keel) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Masthead sloop |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| LWL | 19.58 ft (5.97 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,250 lb (567 kg) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 110.16 sq ft (10.234 m2) |
| 146.62 sq ft (13.621 m2) | |
Total sail area | 256.78 sq ft (23.856 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 219 (average) |
The Buccaneer 250 is a recreational keelboat first built in 1978 by Buccaneer Yachts. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]
Design
[edit]Designed by Gary Mull, the fiberglass hull has a spade-type rudder, and a conventional fin keel giving a draft of 4.67 ft (1.42 m) or, optionally, a shoal-draft keel, giving a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m).[1][2]
It displaces 3,750 lb (1,701 kg), carries 1,250 lb (567 kg) of ballast and has a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.48 km/h).[1][2]
The Buccaneer 250 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 219 with a high of 216 and low of 225.[2]
It has a masthead sloop rig,
The design was later developed into the US Yachts US 25 and the Triton 25.[1]
Variants
[edit]- Buccaneer 250
- Version with an outboard motor, displacement of 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) and a length overall of 25.00 ft (7.62 m).[1][2]
- Buccaneer 255
- Version with an inboard motor, displacement of 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) and a length overall of 25.50 ft (7.77 m).[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 250 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 250". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 255 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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