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Dehler Yachts 39 CWS

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1988

A van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop featuring a distinct CWS layout that sets it apart from later 39-foot models

Designed by van de Stadt & E. G. Van de Stadt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
182.5
Comfort ratio
22.2
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1168
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1988
Designer
van de Stadt, E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Dehler

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