- Length
- 8.51 m
- Beam
- 2.84 m
- Draft
- 1.62 m
- Sail area
- 40.88 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.51 m
- Waterline length
- 6.83 m
- Beam
- 2.84 m
- Draft
- 1.62 m
- Displacement
- 2,800 kg
- Ballast
- 1,320 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 40.88 m²
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo Penta
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 76 L
- Fresh water tank
- 121 L
Production & design7
- Production started
- 1976
- Production ended
- 1981
- Hulls built
- 121
- First hull number
- 1
- Last hull number
- 121
- Builder country
- Netherlands
- Designer
- Dick Zaal
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.99
- Displacement / length
- 244.92
- Ballast / displacement
- 47.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 20.28
- Capsize screening
- 2.03
- Hull speed
- 6.34 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 133.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Contest 281 generation
01
1976–1981