- Length
- 9.8 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.65 m
- Sail area
- 48.96 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 9.8 m
- Waterline length
- 7.8 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.65 m
- Displacement
- 4,000 kg
- Ballast
- 1,800 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.95 m
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 48.96 m²
Engine & propulsion1
- Engine type
- Diesel
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 57 L
- Fresh water tank
- 197 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1979
- Builder
- Dehler
- Designer
- E. G. van de Stadt
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.82
- Displacement / length
- 234.92
- Ballast / displacement
- 45 %
- Comfort ratio
- 23.52
- Capsize screening
- 1.91
- Hull speed
- 6.78 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 160.7 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Optima 981 generation
01
1979 — status pending