The Caravel 25 cheverton is a 24.74ft masthead sloop designed by David Cheverton and built in wood strip planking between 1958 and 1961.
50 units have been built.
The Caravel 25 cheverton is a very heavy sailboat which is under powered. It is very stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a bluewater cruising boat.
Main features
| Model | Caravel 25 cheverton | ||
| Length | 24.74 ft | ||
| Beam | 8.01 ft | ||
| Draft | 3.81 ft | ||
| Country | ?? | ||
| Estimated price | $ 0 | ?? |
Ratios
| Sail area / displ. | 12.21 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 40.14 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 437.77 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 31.37 | ||
| Capsize | 1.70 |
Hull
| Hull type | Monohull long keel with transom hung rudder | ||
| Construction | Wood strip planking | ||
| Waterline length | 19 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 3.81 ft | ||
| Displacement | 6726 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 2700 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 5.84 knots |
Rigging
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 271 sq.ft | ||
| Air draft | 0 ft | ?? | |
| Sail area fore | 0 sq.ft | ?? | |
| Sail area main | 0 sq.ft | ?? | |
| I | 0 ft | ?? | |
| J | 0 ft | ?? | |
| P | 0 ft | ?? | |
| E | 0 ft | ?? |
Engine
| Nb engines | 1 | ||
| Total power | 0 HP | ||
| Fuel capacity | 0 gals |
Accommodations
| Water capacity | 0 gals | ||
| Headroom | 0 ft | ||
| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
| Nb of berths | 0 | ||
| Nb heads | 0 |
Builder data
| Builder | ?? | ||
| Designer | David Cheverton | ||
| First built | 1958 | ||
| Last built | 1961 | ||
| Number built | 50 |