BoatsDawn 41

Dawn 41

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop from 1985, offered in both cruiser and racer configurations.

Designed by German Frers, built by Kong.

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

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

18.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

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

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2668 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
204.4
Comfort ratio
24.7
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1600
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FG w/Airex core for deck.
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Units built
2
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Kong, Halvorsen, Engineering

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