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Dufour Yachts 525 Grand Large

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2006

A 15.3-meter fractional sloop offering a choice of cast-iron or lead keels for tailored deep-draft performance

Designed by Umberto Felci & Patrick Roseo.

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

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

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1669 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
147.2
Comfort ratio
24.8
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
9.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2590
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Umberto Felci, Patrick Roseo
Builder
Dufour

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