| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Tord Sundén |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1961 |
| Builder(s) | Whitby Boat Works |
| Name | Walton 25 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) |
| Draft | 3.83 ft (1.17 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.25 ft (7.70 m) |
| LWL | 19.83 ft (6.04 m) |
| Beam | 7.25 ft (2.21 m) |
| Engine type | inboard engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.80 ft (9.39 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.80 ft (8.17 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.80 ft (3.60 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 158.12 sq ft (14.690 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 138.60 sq ft (12.876 m2) |
| Total sail area | 296.72 sq ft (27.566 m2) |
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The Walton 25 is a trailerable sailboat first built in 1961. It was sold under a number of names, including Continental Folkboat, Whitby 25 Folkboat, Great Lakes Folkboat as well as Walton 25.[1][2][3]
The boat is a development of Tord Sundén's International Folkboat design.[1][3]
The design was built by Whitby Boat Works in Canada, starting in 1961. It was sold in the US by yacht broker George P. Walton, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
The Walton 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a sharply angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) and carries an estimated 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]
The boat is fitted with a small inboard engine of 6 to 9 hp (4 to 7 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder, with a single-burner stove to starboard and sink to port. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 67 in (170 cm).[1][3]
The design has a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[3]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "we wish we had more information on this boat. Best features: Like other Folkboat designs, she is probably a good sea boat, has good tracking ability, and good pointing ability, and looks pretty. Her doghouse cabin gives good headroom for a 25-footer. Worst features: Low coach roof and narrow beam give the cabin a closed-in feeling. Low freeboard relative to comp[etitor]s may give a wet ride in rough conditions."[3]