Peterson 25
Odessos Rigging · Doug Peterson · 1976
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Peterson 25 is a 7.65 m displacement racing yacht designed by Doug Peterson and built by Odessos Rigging, first launched in 1976. It races in Sportboat.
Length
7.65 m
25′ 1″
Beam
2.76 m
Draft
1.49 m
Displacement
1.3 t
Sail area
35 m²
On the podium
Where a Peterson 25 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
73%
of 41 starts by 2 boats
Wins
49%
Read from 41 starts by 2 boats between 2020 and 2023, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Peterson 25 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Port Varna - Cups General Broker2023- Regatta Cor Caroli Next Consult2022
- Regatta Port Varna - General Broker Cup2022
- Regatta Varna Channel Cup2022
Sportboat European Championship2021
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
68%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Peterson 25 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (7 meetings), Grand Surprise (7 meetings), Hanse 320 (7 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 34 (7 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 33 (6 meetings), Hanse 348 (6 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 36 (6 meetings), First 47.7 (6 meetings), Donovan GP 26 (6 meetings), Corsa 915 (6 meetings), Farr 280 (6 meetings), Cheese 6.5 (6 meetings), First Class 7.5 (6 meetings), Skippi 650 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), Hanse 370 (4 meetings), Oceanis 40 (4 meetings), Bavaria 36 (4 meetings), Show 34 (4 meetings), J/92 (4 meetings), Bavaria 42 (4 meetings), Dufour 360 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Peterson 25 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Peterson 25
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.83 | 4.34 | 4.41 | — |
| 52° | 5.49 | 5.95 | 6.06 | — |
| 60° | 5.62 | 6.08 | 6.25 | — |
| 75° | 5.67 | 6.25 | 6.54 | — |
| 90° | 5.70 | 6.34 | 6.75 | — |
| 110° | 5.70 | 6.53 | 7.12 | — |
| 120° | 5.58 | 6.44 | 7.21 | — |
| 135° | 5.17 | 6.19 | 6.93 | — |
| 150° | 4.58 | 5.86 | 6.57 | — |
| Run VMG | 3.98 | 5.30 | 6.13 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 430 kg.
Rigging
Peterson 25 rig and sail dimensions
A Peterson 25 carries 9.20 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.30 m boom, a forestay 8.56 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails