Review of Dufour 44 Performance
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 431.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The Dufour 44 Performance is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Dufour 44 Performance is 1.98, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.3 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Dufour 44 Performance is about 336 kg/cm, alternatively 1884 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 336 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1884 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Dufour 44 Performance is 25.3.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Dufour 44 Performance is 3.22.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Dufour 44 Performance is 171 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Dufour 44 Performance with ISO 8666 reference sail is 18.6, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 21.8.
Maintenance
Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.
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| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 40.4 m | (132.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 40.4 m | (132.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 40.4 m | (132.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 13.7 m | (44.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.7 m | (44.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 34.2 m | (112.1 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 30.1 m | (98.7 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 5.5 m | (18.2 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 11.1 m | (36.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 11.1 m | (36.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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