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

Kirby 25

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

  1. ^ “Canadian Yachting magazine review of Kirby 25”. Canadian Yachting. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). “Sailboat Specifications for Kirby 25”. Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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