| Tiger 25 | |
| Designer: | John A. Butler |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Year: | 1969 |
| No Built: | 284 |
| Builder: | Westerly Marine Construction |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.25feet |
| Displacement: | 52640NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | glassfibre |
| Loa: | 25.08feet |
| Lwl: | 21.83feet |
| Beam: | 8.75feet |
| Engine: | Volvo MD1B 100NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 22400NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 32.5feet |
| J: | 10.1feet |
| P: | 28feet |
| E: | 11feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 154square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 164.13square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 318.13square feet |
| Phrf: | 225 |
The Tiger 25 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by John A. Butler as a cruiser and first built in 1969.[1] [2] [3]
The Tiger 25 is a development of the 22feet Westerly Cirrus that was designed by Laurent Giles.[1] [3]
The design was built by Westerly Marine Construction in the United Kingdom between 1969 and 1976, with 284 boats completed. It was replaced in the company product line by the Westerly Pembroke.[1] [3] [4]
The Tiger 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed square fin keel. It displaces 52640NaN0 and carries 22400NaN0 of iron ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.25feet with the standard keel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD1B diesel engine of 100NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee around a dinette table in the main cabin and two quarter berths aft. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 630NaN0.[1] [3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 and a hull speed of 6.3kn.[3]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes sailing events, the Westerly Owners Association.[5]