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Dehler Yachts 36

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1990

A 1990 Judel-Vrolijk design balancing a 36% ballast ratio with a high sail-area-to-displacement for spirited sailing

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Dehler Yachts 36, on the water

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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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 170
EasygoingPowered-up

20.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.6
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Dehler Yachts 36, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Dehler Yachts 36 is a fractional sloop designed by Judel, Vrolijk, Co. and built by Dehler since 1990, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 10.9-meter LOA, 3.5-meter beam, 1.9-meter draft, and 6001 kg displacement. Aboard "Fri av Fjærholmen," Jan-Petter and his crew have secured multiple victories in the Hollænder'n regatta, attributing their success to a stable crew, consistent training, and investments in advanced Elvstrøm sails.1:41 The crew optimizes weight distribution and ballasting to maintain performance, and in heavy conditions with 12–13 m/s winds and two-meter seas, they maintained a western course for lee, executed a headsail change, and used a durable spinnaker.4:21 The skipper notes the boat's heavy displacement requires a steady course on downwind legs, unlike lighter, modern vessels.6:16

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.6
Displacement / length
169.8
Comfort ratio
23.6
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1339
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Dehler

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