- Length
- 8.53 m
- Beam
- 3.12 m
- Draft
- 1.68 m
- Sail area
- 32.14 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.53 m
- Waterline length
- 7.47 m
- Beam
- 3.12 m
- Draft
- 1.68 m
- Displacement
- 2,800 kg
- Ballast
- 920 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 32.14 m²
- Mainsail area
- 13.7 m²
- Foresail area
- 18.48 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.55 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.51 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.99 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.05 m
- Forestay length
- 11.11 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 16 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 49 L
- Fresh water tank
- 98 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1982
- Production ended
- 1987
- Hulls built
- 140
- Builder
- Dufour
- Designer
- Jacques Fauroux
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.5
- Displacement / length
- 187.39
- Ballast / displacement
- 32.9 %
- Comfort ratio
- 16.82
- Capsize screening
- 2.24
- Hull speed
- 6.63 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 160.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Dufour 28 Mezzo1 generation
01
1982–1987