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 addition 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 fit out 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 sections 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.
DIMENSIONS
LOA
8.00m
Beam
2.554m
Draft
1,565m
Displacement
1188kg
ENGINES
Engines
Suzuki 00401F-421279
Engines notes
The outboard engine works properly
ACCOMMODATIONS
Shower
No
SPARS & RIGGING
Sails
Regatta Main and Light Genoa of the Italian brand ONE, with very little use (I calculate that about 8 regattas).
Main and Light Genoa of North Sails, I would not know how many uses but in pretty good condition.
Main and Light Genoa of North Sails, from 10 years ago, and quite punished.
Medium Genoa and hard wind jib in good condition.
2 Spis, one of them very punished and the other in good condition.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Deck hardware
Harken & Selden
EXTRA
Extra notes
Includes Toddaro trailer bought for 5000 Eur
The trailer is one of the best and most robust that was manufactured.