Le Dauphin

Yacht – Le Dauphin
Aluminium Hulled Ketch
Designed by Alan Blackburn and launched in 1979. Substantially refurbished in 2001.
This is a round bilge yacht made entirely out of marine grade aluminium and specially designed
for cruising the Whitsundays. The aluminium was imported from France especially for this
yacht, it is still as good as when it was launched. To look at the yacht you would think it was
fibreglass.
The vessel has excellent sailing performance but was designed as a medium displacement
vessel rather than a lightweight racer. It would make an excellent offshore passage maker yet
is still ideal for island cruising with it’s lifting keel.
Imperial
Feet
52.0
42.0
15.0
13.0
5.5
LOA
DWL
Beam
Beam DWL
Draft Keel Up
Draft Keel
Down
10.5
Displacement
42,720.0
Mast Height from water
Engine
Perkins 170 HP 6 Cyl Diesel
Metric
Meters
15.85
12.97
4.57
4.07
1.68
3.20
19,377.47
19.40
2
Nave Station in wheelhouse
Nav Station showing side windows
3
Galley showing stainless steel microwave this is a Panasonic genius recently added
Master Stateroom showing side portholes – this also has galleon windows
4
Master Stateroom aft showing side portholes and galleon windows – light and airy
Guest Cabin
5
Second guest cabin
6