Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel w/bulb · 1964–1974
A 6.5-metre fin-keeled masthead sloop from the early years of the Dufour yard, built for coastal cruising
Designed by Michel Dufour.
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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 beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
198 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
What the fleet has seen
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The Dufour Sylphe is a 6.5-meter masthead sloop with a fin keel and bulb, designed by Michel Dufour and built by Dufour Yachts from 1964 to 1974. It displaces 1450 kg, has a 2.4-meter beam, and a 1.1-meter draft. The Sylphe was part of the initial production of Dufour Yachts, a company founded in 1964.1:47
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