Dufour & Yachting France Lacoste 42
Sailboat
42′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1985
Overview
- Builder
- Dufour & Yachting France
- Model
- Lacoste 42
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1985–1992
- Designer
- Sparkman & Stephens
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 42′ 2″ (12.85 m)
- Waterline length
- 35′ 10″ (10.92 m)
- Beam
- 13′ (3.96 m)
- Draft
- 7′ 6″ (2.29 m)
- Displacement
- 16,535 lb (7,500 kg)
- Ballast
- 7,121 lb (3,230 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 43 hp
- Fuel
- 42 gal (159 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 969 sq ft (90.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 3
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.9
- Displacement / length
- 160
- Ballast ratio
- 43%
- Capsize screening
- 2.04
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 43 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Genoa area
- 587 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 24.0
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 3
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1528 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.