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Dufour Yachts 63

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2017

A 2017 performance cruiser featuring a high 24.72 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for rapid passage making

Designed by Umberto Felci.

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 narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 108
EasygoingPowered-up

24.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.7
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 549 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.7
Displacement / length
108.3
Comfort ratio
25.7
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
10.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3712
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Umberto Felci
Builder
Dufour

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Grand Soleil 52 LC17.05 mSame hull family2.2 m shorterA 17-metre cruiser featuring a 2.5-metre bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for fast passage-making
Dufour Yachts 5416.84 mSame hull family2.4 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop by Felci Yacht Design featuring a smart electric propulsion option and flexible cabin layouts
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