Parker 325 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · lifting

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

33.5' · 10.21 m

Displ.

7,800 lbs · 3,538 kg

First year

1993

The Parker 325 represents the zenith of Bill Parker’s philosophy: that a coastal cruiser should not be forced to choose between the thrill of performance and the accessibility of shallow waters. Launched in 1993 as a successor to the Parker 31, the 325 was a cleansheet design that refined the liftingkeel concept into a more sophisticated, categoryleading package. While many liftingkeel boats of the era were seen as compromises—often sacrificing stiffness for draft—the Parker 325 utilized a radical wingkeel configuration that allowed it to punch well above its weight class on the racecourse while maintaining a minimum draft of just 0.61 meters. This duality made it a darling of the East Coast of England and other tidalheavy regions where "drying out" is a way of life rather than an accident.