Buccaneer 250

Summary

The Buccaneer 250 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]

Buccaneer 250
Development
DesignerGary Mull
Year1978
Builder(s)Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts
NameBuccaneer 250
Boat
CrewTwo
Displacement3,750 lb (1,701 kg)
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)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,250 lb (567 kg)
Rig
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)

Production edit

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 edit

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 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]

See also edit

Similar sailboats

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 250 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 250". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 255 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.