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Dufour Yachts 36P

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

An Umberto Felci-designed performance cruiser featuring a deep 2.13m bulb keel and a modern fractional rig

Designed by Umberto Felci.

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

See her sail

The Dufour Yachts 36P, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Uma

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

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

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 168
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Draws more than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2968 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Dufour Yachts 36P, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Dufour Yachts 36P is a fractional sloop designed by Umberto Felci, built by Dufour Yachts from 2012 to the present. It measures 11.0 m LOA, with a 3.6 m beam, 2.1 m draft, and 6400 kg displacement. Aboard *Sailing Uma*, the crew compared the cost and timeline of refitting an existing 36-foot sailboat to purchasing a new production vessel like the 36P or building a custom hull. They noted new production boats of this size typically cost $250,000 to $1 million.8:29 The crew found that retaining an original hull for a refit avoids the high cost of materials and the multi-year timeline of a new build, allowing for customized interior layouts and system tailoring.

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
29.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
167.6
Comfort ratio
23.7
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1416
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Umberto Felci
Builder
Dufour

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