Dehler Yachts 41 CR

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The Dehler Yachts 41 CR, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90

LightHeavy

184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 184

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9

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 41 CR, as the fleet has seen it

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The Dehler Yachts 41 CR is a 12.4-meter fractional sloop designed by Judel, Vrolijk, Co. and built by Dehler Yachts since 1999. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, a beam of 3.9 meters, a draft of 2.0 meters, and displaces 8899 kg. The model has a sail area to displacement ratio of 18.9 and a comfort ratio of 27.0. A Dehler 44, a similar model, was seen leading the fleet near Horten during the 2025 Skagen Race.1:36

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Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.9

Displacement / length

183.9

Comfort ratio

27.0

Capsize screening

1.90

Hull speed

8.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1658

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1999

Designer

Judel, Vrolijk, Co

Builder

Dehler Yachts

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