Watkins 25

Watkins 25
Development
DesignerWatkins Design Team
LocationUnited States
Year1983
Builder(s)Watkins Yachts
NameWatkins 25
Boat
Displacement4,800 lb (2,177 kg)
Draft2.50 ft (0.76 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA24.92 ft (7.60 m)
LWL21.00 ft (6.40 m)
Beam8.50 ft (2.59 m)
Engine type7.5 to 15 hp (6 to 11 kW) outboard motor or 9 hp (7 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,900 lb (862 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height29.00 ft (8.84 m)
J foretriangle base10.50 ft (3.20 m)
P mainsail luff24.25 ft (7.39 m)
E mainsail foot9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Sails
SailplanMasthead sloop
Mainsail area109.13 sq ft (10.139 m2)
Jib/genoa area152.25 sq ft (14.144 m2)
Total sail area261.38 sq ft (24.283 m2)
Racing
PHRF243

The Watkins 25, also known as the W25 and marketed as the Seawolf 25 from 1986, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Watkins Design Team and first built in 1983.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Watkins Owners Association (20 October 2006). "Watkins W25". watkinsowners.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Watkins Owners Association (3 May 2008). "History of Watkins Yachts". watkinsowners.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 375. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Watkins 25". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.