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Dione 98

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Designer
  
Gary Mull

Year
  
1970

Crew
  
two

Location
  
Spain

Builder(s)
  
Nautiber SA

Boat Weight
  
6,834 lb (3,100 kg)

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. The design is out of production.

The boat was built by Nautiber SA in Spain.

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

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 6,834 lb (3,100 kg) and carries 3,329 lb (1,510 kg) of ballast. It has a 32 U.S. gallons (120 L; 27 imp gal) water tank and a 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) fuel tank.

The boat has a hull speed of 6.54 kn (12.11 km/h).

References

Dione 98 Wikipedia