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Dufour Yachts 9000

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1979–1984

Originally introduced as an aluminium model, this 11.94-metre masthead sloop features a 49% ballast ratio for stability

Designed by J. Valentijn & Johan Valentijn.

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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

283 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 283
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2896 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
283.4
Comfort ratio
32.3
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1379
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
ALU/FG
Production
Years built
1979–1984
Designer
J. Valentijn, Johan Valentijn
Builder
Dufour

Boats like this, on the water

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Warrior 4012.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cutter-rigged cruiser with a skeg-hung rudder and a 1.52m draft, built for steady offshore passages
Hallberg-Rassy 3911.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthProduced in two versions over twelve years, this cruiser evolved from the 1991 MK I to the extended MK II with a bathing platform
RM Yachts 118011.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Marc Lombard-designed performance cruiser featuring a wide beam, dual rudders, and a powerful cutter rig
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
Passport Yachts 4012.02 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop offering tall rig and shallow draft options for versatile cruising
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

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