- Length
- 12.85 m
- Beam
- 3.85 m
- Draft
- 2.29 m
- Sail area
- 102.56 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 12.85 m
- Waterline length
- 10.9 m
- Beam
- 3.85 m
- Draft
- 2.29 m
- Displacement
- 8,500 kg
- Ballast
- 3,500 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 102.56 m²
- Mainsail area
- 30.62 m²
- Foresail area
- 71.94 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 16 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 8.99 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 14.05 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.36 m
- Forestay length
- 18.36 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 45 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
- Engine model
- 2003
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 136 L
- Fresh water tank
- 401 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1988
- Production ended
- 1992
- Hulls built
- 12
- Builder
- Dufour Yachts
- Designer
- Sparkman & Stephens
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 25.13
- Displacement / length
- 182.94
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 26.23
- Capsize screening
- 1.91
- Hull speed
- 8.01 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 288.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Dufour 42 (S&S)1 generation
01
1988–1992