M.A.T. 6.5
M.A.T. 6.5, designed by Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design and built with the engineering assistance provided by SP Systems, weighs 900 kg fully loaded. This 6.5 m long carbon-fiber racing yacht can achieve very high speeds thanks to her 85 m2 of gennaker and 29 m2 of main sail: 20-25 knots cruising speed!
The LOA and LWL of the boat is 6.50 m, while her width is 2.95 m. A 3 meter carbon-fiber bowsprit allows a spinnaker area up to 85 m2. The main sail is 29.7 m2, while jibs are 11 m2. The stripped out hull does not exceed 95 kg. A lead bulb keel of 320 kg in 2.00 m depth at the end of a fin can be canted 30 degrees starboard or port windward, with the help of the purchase and winch. There are two more carbon-fiber daggerboards on two sides of the mast in order to prevent leeway when the keel is canted to the max. Double carbon-fiber rudder on the transom. There is a watertight compartment at the bow. On the transom are a liferaft and an escape hatch for emergencies.