Dione 98 Explained

Dione 98
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:Spain
Year:1970
Builder:Nautiber SA
Crew:two
Displacement:6834lb
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:31.99feet
Lwl:23.82feet
Beam:10.27feet
Hull Draft:5.58feet
Keel Type:fixed keel
Rudder Type:spade
Rigs:Masthead sloop
I:38.06feet
J:12.17feet
P:31.5feet
E:10.33feet
Sailarea Main:162.7square feet
Sailarea Headsail:231.6square feet
Sailarea Total:394.29square feet

The Dione 98 is a sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull as an International Offshore Rule Half Ton class racer and first built in 1970.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The boat's designation indicates its approximate length overall in decimetres.

Production

The boat was built by Nautiber SA in Spain, starting in 1970, but is now out of production.[1]

Design

The Dione 98 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted, spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 68340NaN0 and carries 33290NaN0 of ballast. It has a water tank and a fuel tank.[1] [2]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.542NaN2.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dione 98 sailboat specifications and details. 27 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20211227235050/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/dione-98. 27 December 2021. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Dione 98 . 4 August 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123193257/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/6141/dione-98. 23 January 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Garry Mull (1939-1994). 20 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary. 18 April 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Gary Mull. 20 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull. 20 December 2021. live.
  5. Web site: Half Ton Class Boats. 27 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20211213200952/https://sailboatdata.com/association/half-ton-class. 13 December 2021. live.