Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1975–1984
A 1975 masthead sloop with a 1.6m draft, widely exported to the US for stable coastal cruising
Designed by Michel Dufour.
See her sail
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
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Is it for you?
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
15.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
What the fleet has seen
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Dufour Yachts 29 is a Masthead Sloop sailboat designed by Michel Dufour and built by Dufour Yachts from 1975 to 1984. It features a fin keel with a rudder on skeg, measures 8.9 meters LOA, has a 3.0-meter beam, and draws 1.6 meters. The displacement is 3288 kg. Most Dufour Yachts 29s were exported to the United States.
The living fleet
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Boats like this, on the water
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