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Cybelle 325

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1997

A high-performance masthead sloop from Groupe Finot featuring a light displacement and a powerful sail-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot), built by New Japan Yacht Co. Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 154
EasygoingPowered-up

25.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.3
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.3
Displacement / length
154.3
Comfort ratio
17.4
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1046
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
New Japan Yacht Co. Ltd

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