Review of Bahama 25
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The Bahama 25 is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
Unknown keel type
The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.14 - 1.24 meter (3.74 - 4.04 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Bahama 25 is 1.90, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bahama 25 is about 104 kg/cm, alternatively 585 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 104 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 585 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
What is a Ballast Ratio?
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 18.78
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 17m 2 (182 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 7.6 m | (25.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 7.6 m | (25.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 19.1 m | (62.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 16.8 m | (55.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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BAHAMA 25 (CAPE FOULWEATHER)
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Bahama 25 cape foulweather
The bahama 25 cape foulweather is a 25.08ft fractional sloop designed by joseph mcglasson and built in fiberglass since 1974..
The Bahama 25 cape foulweather is a moderate weight sailboat which is a good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.
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Main features
| Model | Bahama 25 cape foulweather | ||
| Length | 25.08 ft | ||
| Beam | 7.92 ft | ||
| Draft | 3.75 ft | ||
| Country | ?? | ||
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| Sail area / displ. | 18.85 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 40.22 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 214.01 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 20.15 | ||
| Capsize | 1.91 |
| Hull type | Monohull fin keel | ||
| Construction | Fiberglass | ||
| Waterline length | 21.25 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 3.75 ft | ||
| Displacement | 4600 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 1850 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 6.18 knots |
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| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 325 sq.ft | ||
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| Nb engines | 1 | ||
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| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
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| Designer | Joseph McGlasson | ||
| First built | 1974 | ||
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| Number built | 0 | ?? |
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