Platu 25
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| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 7.51 m |
| Width above sea level : | 2.56 m |
| Draft : | 1.58 m |
| Weight (ready to sail): | 1240 kg |
| Weight (ballast, keel): | 520 kg |
| Sail area | |
| Sail area close to the wind : | 33.8 m² |
| Mainsail : | 21.2 m² |
| Genoa : | 12.6 m² |
| Spinnaker : | 44.5 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop, 7/8 rig |
| Yardstick number : | 94 |
| Class : | International standard class |
The Platu 25 (also Bénéteau 25 ) is a fast and manoeuvrable sailing yacht of 7.5 m or 25 feet in length and 2.5 m in width. She has a draft of 1.58 m and a sail area of up to 34 m² upwind. The spinnaker is approx. 45 m².
The design of the yacht was developed by the construction office Bruce Farr , who had it constructed in 1996 as a Platu by McDell Marine in New Zealand. A year later, the French manufacturer Bénéteau added the boat as the Bénéteau 25 to its range. Other producers followed and the general name Platu 25 was finally established .
Under this name, the boat was recognized by the ISAF as an international standard class in 2005 and the German class association was founded the following year . There are other active class associations. B. in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Japan, Thailand and New Zealand.
Around 450 units had been built up to 2006.
Web links
- Homepage of the class associations (links to national pages)
- Homepage of the Swiss Class Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ PLATU 25 . From sailboatdata.com, accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ BENETEAU 25 PLATU . From sailboatdata.com, accessed June 5, 2017
- ↑ a b The Platu25. platu25.de, archived from the original on June 3, 2011 ; Retrieved June 5, 2017 .