Dehler Optima 92
Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1974
A 1974 fin-keeled cruiser with a 48% ballast ratio, designed for stability and stiff performance in a 9.2-meter hull
Designed by van de Stadt & E. G. Van de Stadt.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Dehler Optima 92, on the water
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Character
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Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.92 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
274 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
14.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
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