- Length
- 8.25 m
- Beam
- 3.03 m
- Draft
- 1.53 m
- Sail area
- 31.31 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.25 m
- Waterline length
- 7.2 m
- Beam
- 3.03 m
- Draft
- 1.53 m
- Displacement
- 3,490 kg
- Ballast
- 1,355 kg
- Mast height above water
- 11.19 m
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 31.31 m²
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 20 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Bukh / Volvo
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 79 L
- Fresh water tank
- 76 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1984
- Production ended
- 1990
- Hulls built
- 151
- Builder
- Westerly Marine Ltd.
- Designer
- Ed Dubois
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 13.88
- Displacement / length
- 260.65
- Ballast / displacement
- 38.8 %
- Comfort ratio
- 22.64
- Capsize screening
- 2.02
- Hull speed
- 6.51 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 149.8 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Merlin 281 generation
01
1984–1990