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Victoire Yachts 1200

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1985–1996

A 12-metre cutter featuring a deep 2.1-metre draft and a transition from propeller shaft to Saildrive propulsion

Designed by Dick Koopmans Sr..

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

1.80 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 255
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.9
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.9
Displacement / length
254.7
Comfort ratio
31.3
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1376
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1996
Units built
30
Designer
Dick Koopmans Sr.
Builder
Victoire Jachtbouw

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C&C Yachts 3911.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruising
Hunter Marine 40-112.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-metre cruiser with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for coastal performance between 1984 and 1990
O'day 4012.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-metre masthead sloop featuring an extended sugar scoop stern and a taller rig on later production models
Beneteau 4012.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2007 Berret-Racoupeau design with a 1.9m draft, also marketed internationally as the Oceanis 40 and Moorings 41.3
Puma 38-K12.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, offering a spirited sail area-to-displacement ratio

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