ORION
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

ORION — GR 74

Model: Dufour 3800

DufourMichel Dufour

Updated

ORION (GR 74) is a Dufour 3800 designed by Michel Dufour and built by Dufour. She has been racing since 2018. She sails close to a typical Dufour 3800 at every angle.

ORION GR 74 - Michel Dufour - Dufour

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

35

Race starts

0

Wins

11%

Podiums

30

Race Edge

652.5s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn31
10–16 kn41
Over 16 kn28
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Length

9.19 m

30′ 2″

Beam

3.16 m

Draft

1.74 m

Displacement

4.3 t

Sail area

47 m²

On the podium

Where ORION finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

11%

of 35 starts · Dufour 3800 fleet: 15%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds3%1
Thirds9%3
Off the podium88%31

Regattas

Every regatta we found with ORION on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • GreeceAegean Regatta20267121110
  • GreeceAegean Regatta202587836
  • GreeceAegean Regatta2024121718433
  • Greece22th Aegean Regatta202314322029
  • GreeceAegean Regatta2022252933322

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 9 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

12%

of these races end on the podium

26 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

The boats ORION meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

ORION aheadRival ahead
DAS BOOT · Optima 10123%ahead in 8 of 35 meetings
FATA MORGANA · Sunrise67%ahead in 18 of 27 meetings
ASSANTE · Bavaria 3635%ahead in 9 of 26 meetings
SUN FIZZ · Sun Fizz 4027%ahead in 7 of 26 meetings
ADONIS · Idylle 15581%ahead in 21 of 26 meetings
Show more rivals (53)
SALTY · First 35 (Berret)26%ahead in 6 of 23 meetings
PHEVOS · Bavaria 34073%ahead in 16 of 22 meetings
CALEXICO · X-33236%ahead in 8 of 22 meetings
AFRODITI- SOLARIS · Bianca 42043%ahead in 9 of 21 meetings
NIRIIDA · Elan 3757%ahead in 12 of 21 meetings
MELIPLOE · First 42 (Farr)11%ahead in 2 of 18 meetings
ASTRAPI · JOD 3522%ahead in 4 of 18 meetings
MARAKI · Elan 4017%ahead in 3 of 18 meetings
ILEKTRA · First 2972%ahead in 13 of 18 meetings
KALIMERA · Yca 2967%ahead in 12 of 18 meetings
KRAKEN · Mount Gay 3018%ahead in 3 of 17 meetings
KOUZINI · Atlantic 3188%ahead in 15 of 17 meetings
MARIE GALANTE · First 35 (Berret)27%ahead in 4 of 15 meetings
MELTEMI · Rm 12657%ahead in 8 of 14 meetings
ABSOLUT MELISSA · Bavaria 40 Cruiser64%ahead in 9 of 14 meetings
APOLLON · Sun Shine 3643%ahead in 6 of 14 meetings
ARGONAFTIS · Elan 31 (Design)86%ahead in 12 of 14 meetings
MOUSMOULO · Hallberg Rassy 267%ahead in 1 of 14 meetings
PANORMITIS · First 4157%ahead in 8 of 14 meetings
THALASSINOS AETOS · Gib Sea 33450%ahead in 7 of 14 meetings
HAKUNA MATATA · Comet 4154%ahead in 7 of 13 meetings
FAIRYTALE · Elan 4015%ahead in 2 of 13 meetings
BLUE SHARK · Grand Surprise38%ahead in 5 of 13 meetings
ISIDOROS · First 280%ahead in 0 of 13 meetings
TO KEFI MAS · Elan 41046%ahead in 6 of 13 meetings
EUPLOIA · Contest 3377%ahead in 10 of 13 meetings
TOMAHAWK · First 45 (Farr)77%ahead in 10 of 13 meetings
DRAGON · Attalia 320%ahead in 0 of 13 meetings
DIMITRA · Oceanis 39023%ahead in 3 of 13 meetings
NELLI · Jouet 92069%ahead in 9 of 13 meetings
HAKUNA MATATA · Bavaria 4483%ahead in 10 of 12 meetings
ERINNI · X-56270%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
BLUE LINE · Sun Shine 3620%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
DOGARESSA · Baltic 3770%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
SKORPIOS · Dromor 2680%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
THEODORA · Bavaria 3722%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
NEMO · Atlantic 3167%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
VENTUS · Sun Fast 3733%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
APOLLON · Dufour 350100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
HANG LOOSE · Dufour 4056%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
GELLAMAGIA · Discovery 30067%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
ADRA · First 31.733%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
ARMIDA · Hanse 37067%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
O PANORMITIS · Sea Mini44%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
IKAROS · Dufour 3544%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
KATSARIDA · Dufour 2989%ahead in 8 of 9 meetings
TRINITY · First 45675%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
NIKEA · Bavaria Cruiser 4663%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
GIORGIO · Elan 4025%ahead in 2 of 8 meetings
MYTILANA · Sun Legende 4150%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
BELKA · First 40.788%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
NELA · Oceanis 37050%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (51)

Met too few times for a figure.

ANTELOPE (Xp 44, 5 meetings), KOURSAROS (X-372, 5 meetings), EQUINOXE (X-442, 5 meetings), HAPPYHOUR (Oceanis 50, 5 meetings), KALLISTO (Olympic Sea 42, 5 meetings), NEARCHOS (Yca 29, 5 meetings), PANAGIA DESPOINA (Rush 31, 5 meetings), CALLIRRHOE (Centaur 26, 5 meetings), ALMIRA (First 38, 5 meetings), TOLMI (First 32, 5 meetings), KAMAYA V (Sun Odyssey 34.2, 5 meetings), ALBATROS (Olympic 42, 5 meetings), EXIT (First 34.7, 4 meetings), KYMOTHOE (Grand Soleil 343, 4 meetings), ATHOS (Dromor 26, 4 meetings), SEVEN SEAS (First 45 (Farr), 4 meetings), MELIO (First 42 (Farr), 4 meetings), AEGEANIX (Elan 33, 4 meetings), TZELA DELTA (Sun Light 30, 4 meetings), CAPTAIN JIM (Sun Odyssey 35, 4 meetings), VIKOULA (Hallberg Rassy 352, 4 meetings), ARTEMIS (Dufour 34, 4 meetings), MANOULI TOO (Sun Odyssey 45.1, 4 meetings), THEODORA (Bavaria 37, 4 meetings), NEMESIS (First 42 (Farr), 4 meetings), DECISION (Oceanis 440, 4 meetings), ALOUSTINA (First 32, 4 meetings), BLUESCAPE (Oceanis 361, 4 meetings), COURRIER DU COEUR (First 44.7, 4 meetings), IPSIPILI (Elan 40, 4 meetings), QUASAR (First 305, 4 meetings), ECHIONAS (IMX 38, 4 meetings), NIKI (Sigma 33, 4 meetings), ST ANNA (Skif 42, 4 meetings), MILOU (Conway 36, 4 meetings), COMRADE (Dufour 45, 4 meetings), VENCEREMOS (Elan 40, 4 meetings), AETHRA (First 32, 4 meetings), IDEA (Atlantic 44, 4 meetings), CORRENTE (Sun Odyssey 33.1, 4 meetings), SIMERA (Bavaria 350, 4 meetings), KLEONIKI (First 305, 4 meetings), SMILE 3 (First 305, 4 meetings), VERTIGO (Sunrise, 4 meetings), PIPIT (Bavaria 36, 4 meetings), NAUTILUS VI (Dufour 38, 4 meetings), SYLVIA (Dufour 34, 4 meetings), CALYPSO (Discovery 300, 4 meetings), NORTH WIND I (Bavaria Match 35, 4 meetings), ATHINA (Hood 38, 4 meetings), SUTTON BONINGTON (Dufour 3800, 4 meetings)

How ORION compares with a typical Dufour 3800

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Dufour 3800s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Dufour 3800; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.04 kn
Beam reach-0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.01 kn
Downwind-0.01 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Dufour 3800 across the course.

Speed at every angle

ORION in blue, a typical Dufour 3800 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

ORION in blue, a typical Dufour 3800 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Dufour 3800s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Dufour 3800

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