| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Year | 1978 |
| Builder | Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts |
| Name | Buccaneer 250 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | Two |
| Displacement | 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) |
| Draft | 4.67 ft (1.42 m) (conventional keel) 3.50 ft (1.07 m) (shoal-draft keel) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Masthead sloop |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| LWL | 19.58 ft (5.97 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,250 lb (567 kg) |
| Rig | |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 110.16 sq ft (10.234 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 146.62 sq ft (13.621 m2) |
| Total sail area | 256.78 sq ft (23.856 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 219 (average) |
TheBuccaneer 250 is an Americantrailerablesailboat, that was designed byGary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]
The boat was built byBuccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division ofBayliner, which is itself a division of theBrunswick Boat Group, which is in turn owned by theBrunswick Corporation.[1]
The design was later developed into theUS Yachts US 25 and theTriton 25.[1]
The Buccaneer 250 is a small recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead 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 ahull speed of 6.2 kn (11.48 km/h).[1][2]
The Buccaneer 250 has aPHRF racing average handicap of 219 with a high of 216 and low of 225.[2]