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Dufour Yachts 44

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2024

A 2024 Felci-designed fractional sloop balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio with a spacious Ardizio interior

Designed by Felci Yacht Design & Umberto Felci.

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

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The Dufour Yachts 44, on the water

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Footage from Alfredo Contaldo

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 155
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.7
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Draws more than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2265 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.7
Displacement / length
155.4
Comfort ratio
23.4
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2093
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
Felci Yacht Design, Umberto Felci
Builder
Dufour Yachts

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