| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Warren Metcalf |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1969 |
| No. built | 100 |
| Builder(s) | South Coast Seacraft |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | South Coast 25 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| LWL | 20.50 ft (6.25 m) |
| Beam | 7.50 ft (2.29 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,800 lb (816 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.00 ft (8.23 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 162.00 sq ft (15.050 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 137.25 sq ft (12.751 m2) |
| Total sail area | 299.25 sq ft (27.801 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 231 |
TheSouth Coast 25 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byWarren Metcalf as acruiser and first built in 1969.[1][2]
The boat was the first design effort by Metcalf, who was the son of the company owner,Hollis Metcalf. Warren Metcalf was killed in a diving accident just before completing the work on the design. His death was a factor in his father's sale of the company in 1975 and its subsequent closure in 1981.[2]
The design was built bySouth Coast Seacraft inUnited States, from 1969 until 1973. A total of 100 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3]
The boat was available complete and ready-to-sail or as a kit for amateur completion. The time to complete the kit was estimated at 50–60 hours.[4]
The South Coast 25 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wooden trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, a self-bailing cockpit, a spoonedraked stem, an angledtransom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,800 lb (816 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 6 to 10 hp (4 to 7 kW)outboard motor, mounted in alazarette well, for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table that forms a double berth on the port side of the main cabin and aquarter berth starboard aft. Thegalley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with anicebox and a sink. There is also a small ice box in the lazarette's starboard side. The enclosedhead is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is 66 in (168 cm) or 73 in (185 cm) with the cabin pop-top open. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 24 U.S. gallons (91 L; 20 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has aPHRF racing average handicap of 231 and ahull speed of 6.1 kn (11.3 km/h).[2]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, theSouth Coast Seacraft Owners' Association.[5]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Headroom is an acceptable 5' 6", but with the poptop-type hatch in the elevated position, headroom increases to 6" 1", very good for a 25-footer. A supplemental ice chest in the stern quarter of the cockpit, presumably so the helmsperson doesn't have to bother the cookto pass up a cool beverage, is a clever touch. Worst features: The bridge deck appears to be shallow enoughto permit water to pour down into the cabin if enough water from rain or waves sloshes into the cockpit."[2]