- Length
- 7.65 m
- Beam
- 2.71 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Sail area
- 23.41 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.65 m
- Waterline length
- 6.68 m
- Beam
- 2.71 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Displacement
- 1,800 kg
- Ballast
- 750 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 23.41 m²
- Mainsail area
- 12.7 m²
- Foresail area
- 10.76 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 8.38 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.57 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.5 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.99 m
- Forestay length
- 8.77 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo Penta
- Engine model
- MD5A
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1979
- Hulls built
- 200
- Builder
- Dufour
- Designer
- Laurent Cordelle
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.13
- Displacement / length
- 168.23
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 14.6
- Capsize screening
- 2.25
- Hull speed
- 6.27 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 124.3 kg/cm
Years, generations and variants
Dufour 1800/251 generation
01
1979 — status pending