Dehler Delanta 78 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · bulb

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

25.59' · 7.8 m

Disp.

3,748 lbs · 1,700 kg

First year

1980

The Dehler Delanta 78, introduced in the late 1970s, represents a pivotal era for the German shipyard as it transitioned from building small racing dinghies toward sophisticated, performanceoriented cruisers. Designed by the prolific E.G. van de Stadt, the Delanta 78 was engineered to offer a balance of offshore capability and family comfort within a compact 7.8meter (approximately 25.5foot) frame. Unlike many of its contemporaries that favored heavy displacement, the Delanta 78 utilized Dehler’s pioneering vacuumbonding techniques and highquality GRP construction to maintain a relatively light but stiff hull. The model was a direct evolution of the earlier Delanta 75 and 80 series, refining the "central cockpit" philosophy that Dehler championed during this period to provide a sense of security and better weight distribution.