Platu 25

Development
Class symbol

Designer	Bruce Farr
Location	New Zealand
Year	1994
Design	Farr Yacht Design
Boat
Crew	4 minimum 400kg max
Displacement	1,240 kg (2,730 lb)
Hull
Type	Keelboat
LOH	7.51 m
Beam	2.56 m
Sails
Mainsail area	21.2 m²
Spinnaker area	44.5 m²
Class is a member of World Sailing
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The Platu 25 (formerly Beneteau 25) is a sailing boat designed by Farr Yacht Design led by Bruce Farr with the first boat being built by McDell Marine in New Zealand in the early 1990s. It became a class recognised by the International Sailing Federation in November 2006.

History

The International Platu 25 Class Association was formed as the owners association to support the class and promote racing amongst owners which led to it becoming an ISAF-recognised class. This entitled the class to hold World Championships.

The boat current two builders being Beneteau in France and Extreme Sailing Products near Singapore.^[1]

Events

World Championships

References

^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

External links

Official

Manufactures

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California series	4.70 5.20 5.50 6.60
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Evasion motorsailers	22 25 28 29 32 34 36 37
First series	10R 14 18 18 SE 20 25S 25.7 26 34.7 40 42 210 235 260 Spirit 265 285 305 Class 10
Moorings series	37.2 41.3 43.3 43.4 44.3 51.5 321 322 362 363 403 463 464 465 503 504 505
Named boats	Baroudeur Cabochard Capelan Escapade
Oceanis series	35.1 37 40 42 CC 43 44 CC 46 49 281 311 321 323 331 343 361 373 393 423 461 473 523
Racing boats	1 Ton Class 8 Figaro Figaro 2 Figaro 3 Farr 30 Mumm 30 Mumm 36 Platu 25
R/C series	42
Stardust series	311 322 323 363 505
Dinghies	First 14 Wizz

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World Sailing kiteboarding classes	IKA Open Formula Kite IKA Twin Top Racing IKA Twin Top Freestyle IKA Twin Top Kitefoil
IRSA remote-control classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre
Former World Sailing classes	11:Metre One Design 29erXX Aloha Buzz C-Class Division I Division II Division III Elliott 6m Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 45 Farr Maxi One Design Hobie 17 Hobie 18 IOD ISO Laser 2 Laser Vago Lechner A-390 Mistral Junior Mumm 36 Nacra F18 Open 50 ORMA 60 Sydney 40 Ultimate 20 Windglider X-99