Buccaneer 250

The Buccaneer 250 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is out of production.[1][2][3]

Buccaneer 250
Development
DesignerGary Mull
Year1978
Builder(s)Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts
Boat
CrewTwo
Draft4.67 ft (1.42 m) (conventional keel)
3.50 ft (1.07 m) (shoal-draft keel)
Hull
TypeMasthead sloop
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA25.00 ft (7.62 m)
LWL19.58 ft (5.97 m)
Beam8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Sails
Mainsail area110.16 sq ft (10.234 m2)
Jib/genoa area146.62 sq ft (13.621 m2)
Total sail area256.78 sq ft (23.856 m2)
Racing
PHRF219 (average)

The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, which is itself a division of the Brunswick Boat Group, which is in turn owned by the Brunswick Corporation.[1]

The design was later developed into the US Yachts US 25 and the Triton 25.[1]

Design

The Buccaneer 250 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spade-type rudder, 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]

Variants
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).[4]

See also
Similar sailboats

References
  1. Browning, Randy (2016). "Buccaneer 250 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 250". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. Browning, Randy (2016). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. Browning, Randy (2016). "Buccaneer 255 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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