BoatsPlatu 25

Platu 25

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel w/bulb · First built 1996

A Bruce Farr-designed one-design racer with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid performance

Designed by Bruce Farr, built by McDell Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb

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 moderate beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.48 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.48
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 110
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.9
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1484 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.9
Displacement / length
110.1
Comfort ratio
10.3
Capsize screening
2.48
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
681
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1996
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
McDell Marine

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe world's most popular one-design keelboat, featuring a light 1406kg displacement for responsive, agile handling
International 8068.06 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Pelle Petterson-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for performance since 1974

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