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Dufour Yachts F39

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1984

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a tall rig and a performance-oriented fin keel configuration

Designed by German Frers.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
235.4
Comfort ratio
24.2
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1359
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Dufour, Sparks

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