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Beneteau 25 Platu

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

A 1997 Bruce Farr design featuring a light 1,250-kilogram displacement and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.43 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.43
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 113
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.5
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1469 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.5
Displacement / length
112.9
Comfort ratio
10.8
Capsize screening
2.43
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
673
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Beneteau (USA, FRA)

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing

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