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Dufour Yachts 445 Grand Large

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2011–2013

A 13.5-meter fractional sloop featuring a 2.2-meter bulb keel and a displacement of just over 10 tonnes

Designed by Umberto Felci.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

167 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

16.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.9
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2406 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
166.6
Comfort ratio
24.7
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1990
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
2011–2013
Designer
Umberto Felci
Builder
Dufour Yachts

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