Dufour 56 Exclusive Shoal draft
Sailboat specifications
The Dufour 56 Exclusive is a 53’6” (16.3m) cruising sailboat designed by Felci Yachts (Italy). She is built since 2016 by Dufour (France). The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas.
The Dufour 56 Exclusive is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).
The Dufour 56 Exclusive is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).
Dufour 56 Exclusive's main features
- Model
- Dufour 56 Exclusive
- Version
- Shoal draft
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Category
- Offshore cruising sailboat
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Sailboat range
- Country
- France
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester - First built hull
- 2016
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- No
- EC design categoryiThe 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)
- About406 000 €(2020)
Dufour 56 Exclusive's main dimensions
- Overall length
- 56’ 4”17.15 m
- Hull length
- 53’ 6”16.3 m
- Waterline length
- 49’ 10”15.17 m
- Beam (width)
- 16’ 7”5.05 m
- Draft
- 7’ 2”2.2 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 38856 lb17625 kg
- Ballast weight
- 10803 lb4900 kg
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
Dufour 56 Exclusive's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 1525 ft²141.67 m²
- Mainsail area
- 782 ft²72.67 m²
- Genoa area
- 743 ft²69 m²
- IiFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
- 67’20.43 m
- JiFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
- 20’ 4”6.2 m
- PiMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
- 65’ 7”20 m
- EiMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
- 20’ 4”6.2 m
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- No
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
Dufour 56 Exclusive's performances
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe 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. - 225 ft²/T20.92 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. - 143
- Ballast ratioiThe 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 speediAs 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. - 9.45 knots
Dufour 56 Exclusive's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- 1 inboard engine
- Engine(s) power (min./max.)
- 110 HP / 150 HP
- Fuel type
- Diesel
Dufour 56 Exclusive's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Closing aft cockpit with opening system
- Freshwater tank capacity
- 179.6 gal680 liters
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 51.5 gal195 liters
- Boiler capacity
- 13.2 gal50 liters
Dufour 56 Exclusive's saloon
- Berth length
- 6’ 11”2.1 m
Dufour 56 Exclusive's fore cabin
- Berth length
- 6’ 7”2 m
- Berth width
- 5’ 2”1.6 m
Dufour 56 Exclusive's aft cabin
- Berth length
- 6’ 6”1.98 m
- Berth width
- 6’ 5”1.95 m
Dufour 56 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 15/19
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Dufour 56 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 16/19
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Dufour 56 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 17/19
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Dufour 56 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 18/19
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Dufour 56 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 19/19
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
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