Hughes 25 Explained

Hughes 25
Image Boat:File:Hughes 25 sailboat 8381.jpg
Designer:Howard Hughes
Location:Canada
Year:1968
Builder:Hughes Boat Works
Role:Cruiser
Draft:3.25feet
Displacement:35000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fibreglass
Loa:25.17feet
Lwl:19feet
Beam:7.5feet
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:16000NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:31.5feet
J:8.33feet
P:27.67feet
E:10feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:138.35square feet
Sailarea Headsail:131.2square feet
Sailarea Total:269.55square feet
Previous:Nutmeg 24

The Hughes 25 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Howard Hughes as a cruiser and first built in 1968.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Hughes 25 is most likely a development of William Shaw's Nutmeg 24 design.[1] [2] [5] [6]

Production

The Hughes 25 was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, starting in 1968 and proved commercially successful. It is now out of production.[1] [2] [7] [8]

Design

Hughes Boat Works acquired the tooling and moulds for the Nutmeg 24 from Tanzer Industries and used it to develop the Hughes 24, although it only sold in small numbers. The Hughes 25 is thought to be derived from the same design, with the addition of a fin keel, spade-type rudder and a reverse transom, but retaining Shaw's basic hull shape.[1] [2]

The Hughes 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 35000NaN0 and carries 16000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.25feet with the standard keel, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, in one of two cabin interior plans. Layout A has a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side, under the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side abeam the companionway ladder and is equipped with a sink. The head is a potable type, located under the bow "V"-berth. Layout B locates the galley forward, in place of the port settee and adds an extra quarter berth on the port side. A forward hatch provides cabin ventilation.[1] [2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical or asymmetrical spinnaker.[9]

The design has a hull speed of 5.84kn.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hughes 25 sailboat. 25 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220625205121/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-25. 25 June 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Hughes 25. 25 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220625205119/https://sailboat.guide/hughes/25. 25 June 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Howard Hughes. 25 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210522152659/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hughes-howard. 22 May 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Howard Hughes. 25 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220530135259/https://sailboat.guide/howard-hughes. 30 May 2022. live.
  5. Web site: William Shaw 1926 - 2006. 25 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210313154758/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/shaw-william. 13 March 2021. live.
  6. Web site: William Shaw. 25 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220612153650/https://sailboat.guide/william-shaw. 12 June 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Hughes Boat Works. 25 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210218150407/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hughes-boat-works. 18 February 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Hughes Boat Works. 25 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220530135310/https://sailboat.guide/hughes. 30 May 2022. live.
  9. Web site: Hughes 25 Sail Data. 25 June 2022. Sailrite. sailrite.com. 25 June 2022. https://archive.today/20220625213340/https://www.sailrite.com/Hughes-25-Sail-Data. 25 June 2022. live.