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The Dufour 29, a masthead sloop, was designed by Michel Dufour and built in France by Dufour Yachts.
Underwater Configuration: Fin with skeg-hung rudder
Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
Length Overall: 29' 4" / 8.94m
Waterline Length: 25' 1" / 7.64m
Beam: 9' 8" / 2.95m
Draft: 5' 3" / 1.60m
Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
Displacement: 7,250lb / 3,289kg
Designer: Michel Dufour
Builder: Dufour (France)
Year First Built: 1975
Year Last Built: 1984
Owners Association: Dufour Owners Association
1. Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 15.6
2. Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 36.5
3. Displacement/Length Ratio: 205
4. Comfort Ratio: 20.7
5. Capsize Screening Formula: 2.0
1. A Sail Area/Displacement Ratio of just 15.6 suggests that she'll need a stiff breeze to get her going. In any other conditions, unless you've got plenty of time on your hands, motor-sailing will be the way to go.
2. A Ballast/Displacement Ratio of 36.5 means that a sailboat like the Dufour 29 (which doesn't have a stiffness-enhancing bulb keel), is likely to benefit from being reefed early to keep her sailing upright in a moderate breeze.
3. A Displacement/Length Ratio of 205, tells us she's a moderate displacement cruiser, which means she'll carry all your cruising gear without it having a dramatic effect on her performance. Most of today's sailboats intended for offshore cruising fall into this displacement category.
4. Ted Brewer's Comfort Ratio of 20.7 suggests that crew comfort in a seaway is similar to what you would associate with the motion of a coastal cruiser, which is not encouraging news for anyone prone to seasickness.
5. The Capsize Screening Formula (CSF) of 2.0 indicates that a Dufour 29 would not be the wisest choice of sailboat for ocean passage-making owing to the lower resistance to capsize in strong winds and heavy seas that is associated with sailboats with a CSF of 2.0 and above.
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