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Dufour Yachts 29

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1975–1984

A 1975 masthead sloop with a 1.6m draft, widely exported to the US for stable coastal cruising

Designed by Michel Dufour.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

15.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
205.2
Comfort ratio
20.7
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
867
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1975–1984
Designer
Michel Dufour
Builder
Dufour

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C&C Yachts 30-29.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
Jeanneau Aquila 278.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop offered in both standard and deep-keel Regatta configurations
Ranger Yachts 29 (Mull)8.71 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1970s masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a balanced 1.98 capsize screening for coastal cruising
First 30 E (Beneteau - Berret)9.30 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 1981 International 1/2 Ton Cup winner based on the King One design, built as a masthead sloop for competitive racing

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