- Length
- 13.79 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 1.91 m
- Sail area
- 86.86 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 13.79 m
- Waterline length
- 10.21 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 1.91 m
- Displacement
- 10,886 kg
- Ballast
- 4,264 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Staysail ketch
- Sail area
- 86.86 m²
- Mainsail area
- 30.45 m²
- Foresail area
- 44.08 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 15.85 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.56 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 14.02 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.34 m
- Forestay length
- 16.8 m
Engine & propulsion1
- Engine type
- Diesel
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 379 L
- Fresh water tank
- 757 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1982
- Production ended
- 1985
- Hulls built
- 3
- Designer
- Carl Alberg
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.05
- Displacement / length
- 284.99
- Ballast / displacement
- 39.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 32.9
- Capsize screening
- 1.81
- Hull speed
- 7.76 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cape Dory 451 generation
01
1982–1985