BoatsAphrodite 25

Aphrodite 25

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1976–1987

A Carl Beyer-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for performance and stability in a 25-foot hull

Designed by Carl Beyer, built by Boo Marin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

At 2.37 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.37
LightHeavy

175 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 175
EasygoingPowered-up

17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
174.6
Comfort ratio
13.8
Capsize screening
2.37
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
723
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1987
Units built
150
Designer
Carl Beyer
Builder
Boo Marin, Arcona Yachts (Boo Marin AB)

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