The Kirby 25 is a racing keelboat. Mirage Yachts in Canada built 223 from 1978 to 1983.[2]

Designed by Bruce Kirby as a J/24 competitor,[2] the fibreglass hull has an internally-mounted spade-type rudder.
It has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double “V”-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The interior is minimalist for racing and there are no provisions for a galley or head. Cabin headroom is 54 in (137 cm).[2] It has a hull speed of 6.1 kn (11.30 km/h).[3]
It has a fractional sloop rig.
References
- ^ “Canadian Yachting magazine review of Kirby 25”. Canadian Yachting. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Henkel, Steve: The Sailor’s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 352. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). “Sailboat Specifications for Kirby 25”. Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
External links
Media related to Kirby 25 at Wikimedia Commons