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Dufour Yachts Classic 38

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1998

A high-performance masthead sloop with a generous sail area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited cruising

Designed by Yann Chabaud & Olivier Poncin.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

24.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.0
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.0
Displacement / length
176.8
Comfort ratio
21.7
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1430
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1998
Designer
Yann Chabaud, Olivier Poncin
Builder
Dufour

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