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Review of Drabant 25


Drabant 25
Drabant 25 anno 1986. Cirkeline på Hveen

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Drabant 25 is a sailboat designed by the Danish maritime architect Gert Gerlach in the mid eighties. Only a few boats have been produced. The Drabant 25 is built by the Danish yard Gesten Glasfiber Bådeværft.

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Hull
Deck plan
Deck plan of Drabant 25. Drabant 25 set fra masten
Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Interior
Interior
Interior of Drabant 25. Det smukke og unikke kahytsbord.
The boat is equipped with one cabin and 4 berths.
The headroom is near average

Rig
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

The Drabant 25 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.60 - 1.70 meter (5.25 - 5.55 ft) dependent on the load.


Engine

An outboard motor is often used on this boat. In that case Drabant 25 will typically require a power of 4 - 5 hp, alternatively 88 - 106 lbs thrust if you prefer an electrical motor. Electric outboards are becoming popular for sailboat owners who want clean instant power with less noise and no exhaust fumes.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Drabant 25 is 2.04, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Drabant 25 is 2.98.

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Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 50% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen an average hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Drabant 25 is 43%.

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This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 66% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just above average.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Drabant 25 is 62

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The relative speed performance is 62 which means that a it is faster than 62% of all similar sailboat designs.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 7.6 m(24.9 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.6 m(24.9 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 19.0 m(62.3 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet16.7 m(54.9 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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