Dehler 45 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Dehler 45 is a 44’11” (13.7m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Simonis Voogd Design (Netherlands). She was built since 2010 (and now discontinued) by Dehler (Germany). The Deep draft version features a deeper T-shaped keel to grant extra performance especially upwind.

The Dehler 45 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Dehler 45's main features

Model: Dehler 45
Version: Deep draft
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder: Dehler
Sailboat designer: Simonis Voogd Design
Country: Germany
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester
First built hull: 2010
Last built hull: Discontinued
Appendages: Keel : fin with bulb
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Dehler 45's main dimensions

Hull length: 44’ 11”13.7 m
Waterline length: 39’ 4”11.99 m
Beam (width): 12’ 8”3.86 m
Draft: 8’ 2”2.5 m
Mast height from D_WL: 68’ 5”20.85 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 21385 lb9700 kg
Ballast weight: 7782 lb3530 kg

Dehler 45's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1313 ft²122 m²
Downwind sail area: 2400 ft²223 m²
Mainsail area: 657 ft²61 m²
Genoa area: 657 ft²61 m²
Jib area: 474 ft²44 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 1744 ft²162 m²
Gennaker area: 1442 ft²134 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 56’ 6”17.21 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 16’ 5”5 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 57’ 1”17.4 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 20’ 2”6.15 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: Dyform

Dehler 45's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 289 ft²/T26.82 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 528 ft²/T49.03 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 159
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 36 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 8.40 knots