Dufour 63 Exclusive
Sailboat specifications
The Dufour 63 Exclusive is a 60’ (18.3m) cruising sailboat designed by Felci Yachts (Italy). She is built since 2017 by Dufour (France).
Find out more about the Dufour 63 Exclusive on Boat-Spec's blog: New sailboats 2017 - France 1/2.
Find out more about the Dufour 63 Exclusive on Boat-Spec's blog: New sailboats 2017 - France 1/2.
Dufour 63 Exclusive's main features
- Model
- Dufour 63 Exclusive
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Category
- Offshore cruising sailboat
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Sailboat range
- Country
- France
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich PVC fiberglass polyester vacuum bagged - First built hull
- 2017
- 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 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)
- About895 000 €(2017)
Dufour 63 Exclusive's main dimensions
- Overall length
- 63’ 1”19.22 m
- Hull length
- 60’18.3 m
- Waterline length
- 57’ 10”17.62 m
- Beam (width)
- 18’5.48 m
- Draft
- 9’ 2”2.8 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 46720 lb21192 kg
- Ballast weight
- 14330 lb6500 kg
- Ballast type
- Cast iron fin with lead bulb
Dufour 63 Exclusive's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 1981 ft²184 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 3810 ft²354 m²
- Mainsail area
- 1119 ft²104 m²
- Genoa area
- 861 ft²80 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 2691 ft²250 m²
- IiFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
- 77’ 5”23.6 m
- JiFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
- 20’ 6”6.25 m
- PiMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
- 75’ 10”23.1 m
- EiMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
- 23’ 7”7.2 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
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
Dufour 63 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. - 259 ft²/T24.03 m²/T
- Downwind 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. - 498 ft²/T46.23 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. - 110
- 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. - 31 %
- 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. - 10.19 knots
Dufour 63 Exclusive's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- 1 inboard engine
- Engine(s) power (min./max.)
- 180 HP / 260 HP
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Fuel tank capacity
- 219.3 gal830 liters
Dufour 63 Exclusive's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Closing aft cockpit with opening system
- Cabin(s) (min./max.)
- 3 / 5
- Berth(s) (min./max.)
- 4 / 9
- Head(s) (min./max.)
- 4 / 5
- Freshwater tank capacity
- 206.1 gal780 liters
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 58.4 gal221 liters
- Boiler capacity
- 19.8 gal75 liters
Dufour 63 Exclusive's fore cabin
- Berth length
- 6’ 7”2 m
- Berth width
- 4’ 11”1.5 m
Dufour 63 Exclusive's aft cabin
- Berth length
- 6’ 7”2 m
- Berth width
- 5’ 2”1.6 m
Dufour 63 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 12/17
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Dufour 63 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 13/17
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Dufour 63 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 14/17
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Dufour 63 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 15/17
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Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Dufour 63 Exclusive interior and accommodations - - 16/17
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Dufour
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