- Length
- 7.92 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 0.99 m
- Sail area
- 29.64 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.92 m
- Waterline length
- 6.58 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 0.99 m
- Displacement
- 2,676 kg
- Ballast
- 1,232 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 29.64 m²
- Mainsail area
- 13.7 m²
- Foresail area
- 15.98 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.75 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.28 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.56 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.2 m
- Forestay length
- 10.29 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Volvo
- Engine model
- MD7A
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Twin keels
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 45 L
- Fresh water tank
- 68 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1979
- Production ended
- 1981
- Hulls built
- 329
- Builder
- Westerly Marine Ltd.
- Designer
- Ed Dubois
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.68
- Displacement / length
- 262.09
- Ballast / displacement
- 46.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 20.56
- Capsize screening
- 2.05
- Hull speed
- 6.22 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 127.4 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Griffon 261 generation
01
1979–1981