- Length
- 7.57 m
- Beam
- 2.21 m
- Draft
- 0.91 m
- Sail area
- 24.53 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.57 m
- Waterline length
- 5.49 m
- Beam
- 2.21 m
- Draft
- 0.91 m
- Displacement
- 1,814 kg
- Ballast
- 771 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 24.53 m²
- Mainsail area
- 12.82 m²
- Foresail area
- 11.53 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 8.41 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.74 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.32 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.51 m
- Forestay length
- 8.84 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1973
- Production ended
- 1982
- Hulls built
- 845
- Designer
- George Stadel
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.81
- Displacement / length
- 306.19
- Ballast / displacement
- 42.5 %
- Comfort ratio
- 22.02
- Capsize screening
- 1.83
- Hull speed
- 5.69 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cape Dory 251 generation
01
1973–1982