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Elite 25 Keel and centerboard

Sailboat specifications

The Elite 25 is a 23’7” (7.2m) cruising sailboat designed by Joubert Nivelt Design (France). She was built between 1982 and 1992 by Kirié (France) with 173 hulls completed. The Keel and centerboard version features a centerboard inside of a short fin-keel allowing shoal draft while maintaining upwind capabilities.

The Elite 25 has also been marketed as Feeling 720 NV and she is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Fin keel version (see all the versions compared).

Elite 25's main features

Model
Elite 25
Version
Keel and centerboard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Single skin fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
173
First built hull
1982
Last built hull
1992
Appendages
Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
3
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Elite 25's main dimensions

Overall length
24’ 5”7.45 m
Hull length
23’ 7”7.2 m
Waterline length
20’ 4”6.2 m
Beam (width)
8’ 10”2.68 m
Draft
4’ 11”1.5 m
Draft when appendages up
2’ 6”0.75 m
Light displacement (MLC)
4299 lb1950 kg
Ballast weight
1742 lb790 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard
French customs tonnage
5.13 Tx

Elite 25's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
333 ft²30.9 m²
Downwind sail area
553 ft²51.4 m²
Mainsail area
127 ft²11.8 m²
Genoa area
206 ft²19.1 m²
Solent area
145 ft²13.5 m²
Jib area
116 ft²10.8 m²
Stormjib area
53 ft²4.9 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
426 ft²39.6 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
27’ 2”8.29 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
10’ 2”3.1 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
25’ 7”7.8 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
9’ 1”2.76 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Elite 25's performances

HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
9.5
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
213 ft²/T19.8 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
354 ft²/T32.93 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
232
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
41 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
6.04 knots

Elite 25's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 outboard engine
Engine(s) power
10 HP
Fuel type
Gas

Elite 25's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 5
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
13.2 gal50 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
13.2 gal50 liters
Galley headroom
5’ 4”1.62 m
Head headroom
5’ 4”1.62 m

Elite 25's saloon

Maximum headroom
5’ 6”1.69 m
Saloon table length
3’ 4”1 m
Saloon table width
1’ 8”0.51 m
Saloon width (min./max.)
3’0.92 m / 6’ 1”1.85 m

Elite 25's fore cabin

Berth length
7’ 2”2.2 m
Berth width (head/elbows/knees/feet)
5’ 11”1.8 m / 5’ 5”1.65 m / 4’ 2”1.28 m / 2’ 8”0.81 m

Elite 25's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
5’ 5”1.66 m
Berth length
6’ 5”1.94 m
Berth width (head/elbows/knees/feet)
4’ 7”1.39 m / 4’ 6”1.36 m / 3’ 10”1.15 m / 2’0.6 m
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