Dufour Yachts DUFOUR 34, Owner'S Manual

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ENGLISH 15-02-03 Page 5
DUFOUR 34
1. DESIGN CATEGORY OF YACHT
Your DUFOUR 34 comes under the OCEAN-GOING design category (category A).
In normal conditions of use, your boat is designed for sailing with effective wave heights up
to 7 m and winds of Beaufort Force 10 or less, and to withstand the severest conditions.
This sailing capability is equally dependent on the skills of the crew, their physical capacities,
the maintenance of the boat and its equipment.
So always take care before putting to sea.
DUFOUR YACHTS
is not able to guarantee perfect functioning of the boat in exceptional sea
conditions (violent storms, hurricanes, cyclones, waterspouts,...)
DESIGN CATEGORIES
Design
Categories
Type of sailing Wind strength
(Beaufort)
Wind
speed
Effective height
of wave to be taken
into account
A Ocean-going Up to and
including 10
Up to 28 m/s Up to 7 m
B Open sea Up to and
including 8
Up to 21 m/s Up to and including 4
m
C Inshore Up to and
including 6
Up to 17 m/s Up to and including 2
m
D Sheltered waters Up to and
including 4
Up to 13 m/s Up to and including
0·3 m
2. BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
2.1. General specifications
Model: DUFOUR 34
Designer: Umberto Felci
Design category A
Notified organization no. CE/0609
LOA: 10.60 m
Hull length: 10,28 m
LWL: 9.13 m
Maximum beam: 3.48 m
Draught short / long: 1.49 m /1.92 m
Mast height clearance: 15.00 m
Ballast weight short / long: 1 750 / 1 670 kg
Light displacement: 5 944 / 5 864 kg