Dufour 530 Performance

Sailboat specifications

The Dufour 530 is a 50’11” (15.5m) cruising sailboat designed by Felci Yachts (Italy). She is built since 2020 by Dufour (France). The Performance version offers a deeper keel, longer mast, and larger sail area.

The Dufour 530 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Dufour 530's main features

Model: Dufour 530
Version: Performance
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Dufour
Sailboat designer: Felci Yachts
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (injection molding process)
First built hull: 2020
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Keel : T-shaped keel (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): About
301 000 €
(2020)

Dufour 530's main dimensions

Overall length: 53’ 7”16.35 m
Hull length: 50’ 11”15.5 m
Waterline length: 47’ 4”14.43 m
Beam (width): 16’ 5”4.99 m
Draft: 9’ 2”2.8 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 35699 lb16193 kg
Ballast weight: 10141 lb4600 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron fin with lead bulb

Dufour 530's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1566 ft²145.5 m²
Downwind sail area: 3181 ft²295.5 m²
Mainsail area: 899 ft²83.5 m²
Genoa area: 667 ft²62 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 2282 ft²212 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 65’ 7”20 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 18’ 8”5.71 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 66’ 4”20.2 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 19’ 5”5.9 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire discontinuous

Dufour 530'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.: 245 ft²/T22.73 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.: 497 ft²/T46.17 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.: 153
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.: 28 %
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.: 9.22 knots