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{{Infobox sailboat specifications 
|name              = Capri 25
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|designer          = Frank Butler
|location          = {{wipe|United States}}
|year              = 1980
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|builder           = Catalina Yachts
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|draft             = {{convert|4.20|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement      = {{convert|2950|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type         = [[Engineering:Monohull|Monohull]]
|construction      = [[Chemistry:Fiberglass|Fiberglass]]
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|lwl               = {{convert|19.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type         = fin keel
|ballast           = {{convert|900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type       = internally-mounted spade-type [[Engineering:Rudder|rudder]]

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|sailplan          = Masthead sloop
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|phrf              = 171

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The '''Capri 25''' is an American [[Engineering:Trailer sailer|trailerable]] [[Engineering:Sailboat|sailboat]] that was designed by Frank Butler as a one design racer and first built in 1980.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/capri-25-catalina|title = Capri 25 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 18 February 2019|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220408125613/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/capri-25-catalina|archive-date = 8 April 2022|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Sherwood">Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 160-161. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}</ref><ref name="Henkel">Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 331. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}</ref>

The design is sometimes confused with the [[Engineering:Catalina 25|Catalina 25]], an unrelated 1978 design from the same manufacturer.<ref name="Data"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-25|title = Catalina 25 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 18 February 2019|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220318021126/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-25|archive-date = 18 March 2022|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Production==
The design was built by Catalina Yachts in the {{wipe|United States}} between 1980 and 1986, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Sherwood"/><ref name="Henkel"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts|title = Catalina Yachts|accessdate = 2 February 2019|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20210209224049/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts|archive-date = 9 February 2021|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Design==
The Capri 25 is a recreational [[Engineering:Keelboat|keelboat]], built predominantly of [[Chemistry:Fiberglass|fiberglass]]. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a vertical [[Engineering:Transom (nautical)|transom]], an internally mounted spade-type [[Engineering:Rudder|rudder]] controlled by a [[Engineering:Tiller|tiller]] and a fixed fin [[Engineering:Keel|keel]]. It displaces {{convert|2950|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Sherwood"/><ref name="Henkel"/>

The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.20|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|4|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Engineering:Outboard motor|outboard motor]] for docking and maneuvering.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>

Accommodations consist of a bow "V"-berth, with two more settee berths in the main cabin. The [[Engineering:Galley (kitchen)|galley]] consists of a sink and an ice box located under the companionway ladder. The [[Engineering:Head (watercraft)|head]] is a chemical type and located under the "V"-berth in the bow.<ref name="Sherwood"/><ref name="Henkel"/>

The cockpit is split, with the mainsheet traveler just ahead of the tiller. There are two [[Engineering:Jib|jib]] winches mounted on the cockpit sides and two further winches on the cabin top for the [[Engineering:Halyard|halyard]]s. A [[Engineering:Spinnaker|spinnaker]] is used for racing.<ref name="Sherwood"/><ref name="Henkel"/>

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 and a [[Physics:Hull speed|hull speed]] of {{convert|5.87|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Henkel"/><ref name="Joy">{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/499/capri-25-catalina|title = Sailboat Specifications for Capri 25|accessdate = 2 February 2019|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015709/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/499/capri-25-catalina|archive-date = 19 February 2019|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Operational history==
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "The Capri 25 (by Catalina) is nothing like a [[Engineering:Catalina 25|Catalina 25]] ... The Capri is five inches shorter on deck, three feet shorter on the waterline, and weighs almost 1,400 pounds less than the Catalina, so we suppose you could call her a Catalina "Lite," especially since her towing weight is over a ton less, so you can use a smaller, lighter towing vehicle on the highway. Besides her lower weight, she has slightly more sail area and a sleeker fin keel, so she is also faster—way faster. In fact, her average PHRF rating is 171, which is, amazingly, 3 seconds per mile less than the legendary J/24, and a whopping 54 seconds less than the Catalina 25. Needless to say, part of her weight loss is accomplished by the omission of cabin furniture and other niceties like the Catalina's on-deck anchor locker. Other weight saving is achieved by eliminating 600 pounds of ballast, and by using a then-new material, Coremat, to replace some of the hull and deck laminate. Best features: If you like round-the-buoys racing and/or socializing in a one-design fleet, this may be the boat for you. She has a bit more space below than a J/24, and six inches more headroom, but otherwise her character is in the same range. Worst features: Nothing significant noticed."<ref name="Henkel"/>

Ben Towery, described buying and racing a Capri 25 in Utah for ''Sailing World'' in 2019, calling it "a sleek 1980s design, a decent interior and a wide deck".<ref name="Towery">{{cite web|url = https://www.sailingworld.com/my-class-my-story-capri-25/|title = My Class, My Story: Capri 25|access-date = 18 February 2019|last = Towery|first = Ben|work = Sailing World|date = 29 January 2019|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220408125632/https://www.sailingworld.com/my-class-my-story-capri-25/|archive-date = 8 April 2022|url-status = live}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Engineering:List of sailing boat types|List of sailing boat types]]

'''Similar sailboats'''
*[[Engineering:Beachcomber 25|Beachcomber 25]]
*[[Engineering:Bayfield 25|Bayfield 25]]
*[[Engineering:Beneteau First 25.7|Beneteau First 25.7]]
*[[Engineering:Beneteau First 25S|Beneteau First 25S]]
*[[Engineering:Beneteau First 260 Spirit|Beneteau First 260 Spirit]]
*[[Engineering:Bombardier 7.6|Bombardier 7.6]]
*C&C 25
*C&C 25 Redline
*[[Engineering:Cal 25|Cal 25]]
*[[Engineering:Cal 2-25|Cal 2-25]]
*[[Engineering:Catalina 25|Catalina 25]]
*[[Engineering:Catalina 250|Catalina 250]]
*[[Engineering:Com-Pac 25|Com-Pac 25]]
*[[Engineering:Dufour 1800|Dufour 1800]]
*[[Engineering:Hunter 25|Hunter 25]]
*[[Engineering:Hunter 25.5|Hunter 25.5]]
*[[Engineering:Kelt 7.6|Kelt 7.6]]
*[[Engineering:Kirby 25|Kirby 25]]
*[[Engineering:MacGregor 25|MacGregor 25]]
*[[Engineering:Merit 25|Merit 25]]
*[[Engineering:Mirage 25|Mirage 25]]
*[[Engineering:Northern 25|Northern 25]]
*[[Engineering:O'Day 25|O'Day 25]]
*[[Engineering:Tanzer 25|Tanzer 25]]
*[[Engineering:US Yachts US 25|US Yachts US 25]]
*[[Engineering:Watkins 25|Watkins 25]]

==References==
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