Hughes 25
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| Development | |
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| Designer | Howard Hughes |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1968 |
| Builder | Hughes Boat Works |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Hughes 25 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) |
| Draft | 3.25 ft (0.99 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 25.17 ft (7.67 m) |
| LWL | 19.00 ft (5.79 m) |
| Beam | 7.50 ft (2.29 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,600 lb (726 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 31.50 ft (9.60 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.33 ft (2.54 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.67 ft (8.43 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 138.35 sq ft (12.853 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 131.20 sq ft (12.189 m2) |
| Total sail area | 269.55 sq ft (25.042 m2) |
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The Hughes 25 is a Canadian recreational keelboat that was designed by Howard Hughes as a cruiser and first built in 1968.[1][2][3][4]
The Hughes 25 is most likely a development of William Shaw's Nutmeg 24 design.[1][2][5][6]
