Drakkar 24

Sailboat specifications

The Drakkar 24 is a 23’ (7m) multiple crew sport keel boat designed by Felci Yachts (Italy). She was built between 2015 and 2018 by Dufour (France).

Drakkar 24's main features

Model: Drakkar 24
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Multiple crew sport keel boat
Sailboat builder: Dufour
Sailboat designer: Felci Yachts
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: fiberglass epoxy (injection molding process)
First built hull: 2015
Last built hull: 2018
Appendages: Lifting keel : swing keel
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
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: C
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
28 000 €
(2017)

Drakkar 24's main dimensions

Hull length: 23’7 m
Waterline length: 22’ 1”6.75 m
Beam (width): 8’ 4”2.54 m
Draft: 4’ 11”1.5 m
Draft when appendages up: 0’ 8”0.2 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 1918 lb870 kg
Ballast weight: 661 lb300 kg

Drakkar 24's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 287 ft²26.7 m²
Downwind sail area: 635 ft²59 m²
Mainsail area: 161 ft²15 m²
Genoa area: 126 ft²11.7 m²
Jib area: 90 ft²8.4 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 398 ft²37 m²
Gennaker area: 474 ft²44 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 24’ 11”7.6 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 8’ 8”2.66 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 26’ 7”8.1 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 10’ 2”3.1 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

Drakkar 24'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.: 315 ft²/T29.3 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.: 697 ft²/T64.74 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.: 80
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.: 34 %
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.: 6.31 knots