- Length
- 8 m
- Beam
- 2.54 m
- Draft
- 1.55 m
- Sail area
- 28.99 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8 m
- Waterline length
- 7.8 m
- Beam
- 2.54 m
- Draft
- 1.55 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.3 m
- Displacement
- 3,100 kg
- Ballast
- 1,200 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 28.99 m²
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Swing keel
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1999
- Production ended
- 2001
- Builder
- Dufour
- Designer
- Philippe Costard
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 13.91
- Displacement / length
- 182.06
- Ballast / displacement
- 38.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.32
- Capsize screening
- 1.76
- Hull speed
- 6.78 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 136 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Duo 261 generation
01
1999–2001