BoatsMaxi Dolphin 65

Maxi Dolphin 65

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1999

A high-performance Luca Brenta design featuring a fractional rig and a powerful sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 30.47

Designed by Luca Brenta.

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 98
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.5
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 424 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.5
Displacement / length
98.1
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
10.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3491
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Units built
5
Designer
Luca Brenta
Builder
Maxi Dolphin Boatyard

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