2024 Lutra 25 Racer

Overview

The Lutra 25 was originally planned as a one design class, but only two were ever built. This is hull number one. The combination of an easily driven hull shape, low weight, high stability with approx. 50% ballast ratio and large sail area makes for a very fast boat on all points of sail. Especially upwind the boat sails exceptionally well due to its high aspect ratio appendages while downwind the large sail area ensures exhilarating sailing in total control. The boat moves in the lightest of winds while effective trim systems enable depowering in strong winds. The boat was designed to be sailed with a full crew, but due to its layout and stability can also easily be sailed shorthanded.

The boat is a glass-epoxy-sandwich construction with local carbon reinforcements at the chain plates and around the rudder bearing. The boat has a keel stepped rig with mast, boom and spreaders all made from carbon. The standing rigging was replaced 2024. The boat further has a fixed bowsprit for attaching code sails or rating optimized asymmetric spinnakers as shown in the sailplan. Larger asymmetric spinnakers can be flown from a retractable carbon bowsprit. The boat also comes with a carbon spinnaker pole for symmetric spinnakers.

A complete refit of the deck was completed in 2021 which included removing and rebedding of all deck fittings, repainting the deck and applying new non-skid. As part of the process the original below-deck trim systems were moved above deck which significantly improved the watertightness of the boat. However, this can be reverted easily.

Because of its good allround-performance this boat is an ideal choice for the booming, ratingless shorthanded racing in the Baltic Sea such as the Silverrudder or Vegvisir Race. It offers a significant performance advantage over boats such as X-79 or J/80. At the same time the loads remain manageable by hand. The ability to trailer the boat simplifies deliveries.

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Principal Dimensions

• Length 7.91m
• Beam 2.65m
• Draft 2.05m
• Displacement ca. 1350kg (approx. 50% ballast ratio)

Construction

• Glass-Epoxy sandwich with local carbon reinforcements
• Lifting keel with steel fin and lead bulb
• Retractable carbon rudder
• Integrated benches with watertight hatches for storage inside

Rig

• Carbon mast & spreaders
• Discontinous compacted strand rigging (Python, new 2024)
• Carbon boom
• Fixed bowsprit
• Retractable carbon bowsprit
• Carbon Spinnaker boom
• Dyneema halyards (partially new 2024)
• Adjustable dyneema backstay

Sails

• Fully battened mainsail (UK Tape Drive)
• Light/Medium Jib (UK Tape Drive)
• Medium/Heavy Jib (UK Tape Drive)
• Storm Jib (Dacron, North Sails)
• Masthead asymmetrical spinnaker (North Sails)
• Masthead asymmetrical spinnaker (North Sails, short TPS)
• Fractional asymmetrical spinnaker (North Sails)
• Masthead symmetrical spinnaker (UK Sails)
• Fractional symmetrical spinnaker (UK Sails)
• Masthead Code 0 (North Sails)

All sails come with dedicated bags

Equipment

• Road legal double-axle trailer (inspection valid until 2025)
• Tohatsu 5HP outboard
• External fuel tank
• Raymarine ST2000 Autopilot with remote control
• Custom mast mounted instrument bracket
• Raymarine ST40 Bidata log and depth
• Novasail NS360 Pro Race Computer
• LED Navigation lights (new 2023)
• 30Ah LifePo4 battery (new 2024)
• 2×2 Spinlock XT halyard clutches (new cams 2021)
• Spinlock boom kicker
• Mainsail boom cover
• Antal XT30.2 race two-speed self-tailing winches (new 2021)
• High quality blocks and hardware (Harken/Ronstan/Frederiksen/Antal/Allen)
• 2 Outils Ocean halyard bags
• Outils Ocean lifeline covers
• Anchor with rode
• Aluminium keel winch with dyneema rope
• Rescue light
• Rescue collar
• Fire extinguisher
• Radar reflector
• All dyneema sheets
• Fenders
• Pipe cot frames available (no fabric, no attachments)

Asking price 27.000€