The Evelyn 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bob Evelyn as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1984.[1][2][3]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bob Evelyn |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1984 |
| No. built | 6 |
| Builder(s) | Formula Yachts |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Evelyn 25 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) |
| Draft | 4.40 ft (1.34 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.75 ft (7.54 m) |
| LWL | 21.50 ft (6.55 m) |
| Beam | 8.67 ft (2.64 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,100 lb (499 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 31.50 ft (9.60 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.60 ft (3.23 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.00 ft (8.23 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 128.25 sq ft (11.915 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 166.95 sq ft (15.510 m2) |
| Total sail area | 295.20 sq ft (27.425 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 147 |
Production
editThe design was built by Formula Yachts in Groton, Connecticut United States from 1984 to 1985, with six boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
Design
editThe Evelyn 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a Divinycell core and with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) and carries 1,100 lb (499 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.40 ft (1.34 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. A fold-down navigation station is provided. The head is fully enclosed. Cabin headroom is 54 in (140 cm).[1][3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 and a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.5 km/h).[3]
Operational history
editIn a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this boat, built at designer-builder Bob Evelyn’s high-tech facility in Groton, CT, was meant to be light ... Her hull, laid up by hand, uses a Divinycell core, unidirectional fiberglass, and carbon-fiber stiffening ... Best features: Hardware is top quality, including a keel-stepped mast from Hall Spars, Harken ball-bearing traveler, and dual-speed winches. Worst features: In 1985 the management at Formula Yachts predicted that the boat's PHRF rating would turn out to be in 'the low 170s'. Even after more than a decade of race course performance, the boat's performance has been in the range of 147—perhaps testifying to the owners' passion for racing."[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Evelyn 25 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Robert Evelyn". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 379. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Formula Yachts (USA) 1979 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
