Sector: ONE DESIGN
Design No. 316
BENETEAU/PLATU 25
25ft One Design Racing Yacht
Length7.53m / 24.7′
Design Year1995
BuilderMcDell Marine/Beneteau/XSP
Class AssociationPlatu 25 Class Association
Description
Design 316 is a 25ft One Design Racing Yacht BENETEAU/PLATU 25 designed by Farr Yacht Design in 1998. She has an overall length of 24.7 feet and was built by McDell Marine and later manufactured by Beneteau and Xtreme Sailing Products.
Visual Assets
Technical Specifications
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | One Design |
| Rule | One Design |
| Tags | Production |
| LOA | 7.53 m24.7 ft |
| Beam | 2.62 m8.6 ft |
| LWL | 6.76 m22.17 ft |
| DWL | 6.74 m22.11 ft |
| Draft | 1.58 m5.18 ft |
| Displacement | 1,219 kg2,687 lbs |
| Ballast | 507 kg1,118 lbs |
| Keel Type | Fixed |
| Hull Construction | Fiberglass |
| Headsail Hoist (I) | 9.1 m29.86 ft |
| Foretriangle Base (J) | 2.6 m8.53 ft |
| Main Hoist (P) | 9.4 m30.84 ft |
| Main Foot (E) | 3.65 m11.98 ft |
| Rig Type | Fractional |
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Designer’s Notes
Design #316 - Platu 25 May 1995 This yacht is designed as a moderated cost, fast, but easily handled, one design club racer. It is also capable of being raced in the IMS Racing Division with few minor additions to the otherwise empty interior to suit IMS Regulations. Farr Yacht Design, Ltd. was commissioned to design the Platu as a racing sailboat suitable for teaching sailing skills and racing skills to "new sailors." The yacht will be fast and sporty with no interior fitout as it is intended for day racing only. The light displacement hull shape combines a long waterline, fine bow sections and powerful stern sections, all carefully balanced to deliver exceptional performance. The combinations of wide, flaring topsides that increase the effective stability from crew weight and a highly refined keel geometry will give the high stability essential for a well-rounded, light displacement design.
The SG cast iron keel design has evolved from the keels seen on our most recent Whitbread designs featuring a large bulb carefully integrated into a slender fin. The highly refined rudder profile and section shapes, unique to FARR designs, call for a carbon rudder stock, glass and foam rudder blade.
An efficient, no-nonsense deck layout has been designed to make the yacht easy to sail for either the novice or regatta veteran. Complete with sail and rig controls, emphasis has been placed on the careful placement of gear.
Configuration of a double swept-spreader, fractional rig with short over-lapping headsail and large mainsail will allow for a high performance rig that is strong and reliable yet allows for effective adjustment of sails for varying wind conditions. The large spinnaker is set on an "over-length" pole which will be stowed on the boom.