DRIFTER 25
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1976–1982
Dimensions
- LOA
- 24.44 ft
- LWL
- 20.67 ft
- Beam
- 9.02 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.86 ft
- Displacement
- 2,756 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,367 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.57 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 28.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 139
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 49.6%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 346.6 sq ft
- I
- 28.87 ft
- J
- 9.51 ft
- P
- 25.59 ft
- E
- 8.37 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Cast iron
Production
- First Built
- 1976
- Last Built
- 1982
- Number Built
- 35
Engine & Accommodations
- Water
- 13 gal
- Headroom
- 5.41 ft
Notes:
Designed under IOR quarter ton rule, the prototype 'Weer 's Zeilen' (H-2313) won the Dutch Championships in IOR Class VII in 1976.
Shallow keel draft: 1.26m / 4.13 ft
Reported sail area above includes main + #1 genoa
Sail area:
-Main: 11.3 m² / 121.62 ft²
-#1 Jib: 14.2 m² / 152.85 ft²
-#1 Genoa: 20.9 m² / 224.96 ft²
-#2 Genoa: 16.7 m² / 179.76 ft²
-Spinnaker: 43 m² / 462.85 ft²
Thanks to Drifter 25 owner Jaap Kleingeld for supplying information and a brochure.