Tiger 25
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|designer = John A. Butler
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|location = United Kingdom
|year = 1969
|no built = 284
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|builder = Westerly Marine Construction
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|5264|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = glassfibre
|loa = {{convert|25.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|21.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Volvo MD1B {{convert|10|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|2240|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|32.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|10.10|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|28.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|154.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|164.13|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|318.13|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 225
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The Tiger 25 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by John A. Butler as a cruiser and first built in 1969.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tiger-25-westerly|title= Tiger 25 (Westerly) sailboat |access-date= 23 March 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220323185751/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tiger-25-westerly|archive-date= 23 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/butler-john-a|title= John A. Butler|access-date = 23 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307214123/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/butler-john-a|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 376. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}
The Tiger 25 is a development of the {{convert|22|ft|m|abbr=on}} Westerly Cirrus that was designed by Laurent Giles.
Production
The design was built by Westerly Marine Construction in the United Kingdom between 1969 and 1976, with 284 boats completed. It was replaced in the company product line by the Westerly Pembroke.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/westerly-marine-construction-ltd|title = Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. 1964 - 2000|access-date = 22 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220322201130/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/westerly-marine-construction-ltd|archive-date= 22 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Tiger 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed square fin keel. It displaces {{convert|5264|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2240|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.25|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD1B diesel engine of {{convert|10|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds {{convert|10|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|20|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee around a dinette table in the main cabin and two quarter berths aft. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is {{convert|63|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 and a hull speed of {{convert|6.3|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes sailing events, the Westerly Owners Association.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/westerly-owners-association|title= Westerly Owners Association|access-date = 23 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220322201139/https://sailboatdata.com/association/westerly-owners-association|archive-date= 22 March 2022|url-status= live}}
See also
References
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{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1960s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailboat type designs by John A. Butler
Category:Sailboat types built by Westerly Marine Construction