It has a simulated lapstrake canoe hull, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot.
[3] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this double-ender is reminiscent of a miniaturized version of the Scandinavian redningskoites of yore, and the mid-1920s derivative designs of Colin Archer and William ('Billy') Atkin.
Worst features: Like her comp[etitor], the Cornish Crabber, the PS 25 lacks sufficient sail area to make her go well in light air.
Because of her narrow ends and low freeboard, she also has a lower Space Index than any of her comp[etitor]s."[3] A review in Blue Water Boats described the design, "by modern standards the little 25-footer is considered quite slow, but to make up for this she is immensely strong and seaworthy, low maintenance, and perfectly capable of being trailered to a cruising ground of your choice.
Beneath the waterline is a full keel with a forefoot cutaway which blesses her with fine tracking abilities combined with a hefty rudder hung from the double-ender's stern post.