Walton 25

Sailboat class

Walton 25
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)
← International Folkboat [edit on Wikidata]

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]

Production

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]

Design

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]

Operational history

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Walton 25 (Whitby) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tord Sundén". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 374. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0