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Review of Jasmine 25


Jasmine 25
Jasmine 25.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Jasmine 25 is a small sailboat designed by the maritime architect Hannu Nurminen in the early seventies. The Jasmine 25 is built by the Finnish yard OY Nykra AB.

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Rig
The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Keel

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.40 - 1.50 meter (4.59 - 4.89 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Vire 7 engine at 7.0 hp (5 kW), which gives a max speed about 4.2 knots.


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 Jasmine 25 is 2.08, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Jasmine 25 is about 104 kg/cm, alternatively 585 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 104 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 585 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Jasmine 25 is 18.3.

Low High 54% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 54% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just above average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Jasmine 25 is 2.93.

Slim Wide 58% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Jasmine 25 is 258 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

Heavy Light 34% 0 50 100
34% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Jasmine 25 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.5, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.6.

Low High 50% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 50% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Jasmine 25 is 46

Slow Fast 46% 0 50 100
The relative speed performance is 46 which means that a it is faster than 46% of all similar sailboat designs.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 18m2 (193 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications genoa specifications spinnaker specifications

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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
Mainsail halyard 22.8 m(74.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard22.8 m(74.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard22.8 m(74.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet 7.6 m(25.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.6 m(25.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 19.1 m(62.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet16.8 m(55.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Cunningham2.8 m(9.2 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap5.6 m(18.4 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul5.6 m(18.4 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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