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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.

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 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 
895 000
 (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
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
77’ 5”23.6 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
20’ 6”6.25 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
75’ 10”23.1 m
E
 iMainsail 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 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.
259 ft²/T24.03 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.
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 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.
31 %
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.
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
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