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Dehler Db-2

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1981–1982

A high-performance 3/4 ton cup racer from Van de Stadt that swept the top spots at the 1984 Kiel regatta

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt & Cees van Tongeren.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

172 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 172
EasygoingPowered-up

24.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.9
TenderStiff

52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 52%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2902 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.9
Displacement / length
171.6
Comfort ratio
15.3
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1045
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1981–1982
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt, Cees van Tongeren
Builder
Dehler

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