Dufour, a french builder that launches more than 300 hulls a year, has tapped into that formula and introduced a flagship, the grand large 560, that picks up where its groundbreaking 50foot sibling left off. Its guarantee of uncompromising seaworthy excellence that never stints on comfort levels. Dufour yachts is a french sailboat manufacturer which was founded in 1964 by naval architect and engineer michel dufour. Accommodation the grand large 560 can have up to 5 cabins, in addition to a small crew cabin on deck. Its threedigit number characterizes the dufour 455 as a grand large model performance models bear only two digits, and physical features further distinguish the two lines. Both available with steering wheel or a tiller, she is easy to be sailed and manoeuvred single handed. The new dufour 325 completes the dufour range of comfortable cruisers from 30 to 53 feet.
Not only did it give us the chance to test the new asymmetric sail, but i also got to reminisce about my childhood and. The beam is 16 feet, 6 inches, and it flows well aft to create a very spacious boat at the. Dufour offers a multitude of optional extras to the basic grand large 350 package, but comfortable cruising at a reasonable price is offered as standard. Dufour 38 classic grand cruise dufour yachts shipyard year of construction 2000 engine. Perfect, at least, to wait at the yacht club bar and question the test boat owner about his decision to upgrade to a dufour.
Dufour also has an e line of performance boats, with three models from 34 to 45 feet. View and download dufour 335 grand large owners manual online. French builder dufour does a great job building large boats, as is evident in its 560 and 500 models. Despite its impressive loa, the 560 is also a surprisingly nimble boat that is wellconfigured for shorthanded sailing. Dufour 335 grand large kaufen 4 dufour 335 grand large. It was purchased by fountaine pajot in 2018, and dufour will remain a separate brand. Preowned 20 dufour 335 grand large motor sailboat 412 hrs for sale in alameda, california near oakland. I sailed the 375 on chesapeake bay last fall in a gentle southwesterly of 8 to 10 knots, where we posted boat speeds in the high 5s. Dufour boats have always been designed with integral wine racks but a wine cellar, keeping the weight low, is a new twist. It has an a6 ce certification, and at 12,300 pounds, with 3,400pound ballast and a sail areatodisplacement ratio of 17. The owner has spared no effots to convert the boat into a high end version with best materials for world cruising.
The smaller of dufours new offerings is a midsize cruising boat whose sweetest charms, i discovered as a member of the 2011 cw boat of the year judging panel, come to life under sail. Should you wish to deal with a uk based dufour yachts dealer to purchase your yacht, but have your new boat delivered to the. Setting sail with dufour is an adventure in superior sailing. Dufour 335 gl adventure sailing boat 2012 nettivene. All dufour yachts are now available for sale from westwater yacht sales, your exclusive east coast. Boats and yachts for sale on the international boat market yachtall. Its a dedication to exhilarating performance thats easy to achieve through highly responsive intuitive design. Test of new dufour 335 grand large for april 2012 issue of practical boat owner magazine. On march 25 it was announced that the regatta, scheduled for its usual dates of may, between the 6th and 10th, was postponed due to the worldwide problem of the covid19 pandemic.
The dufour 350 gl was nominated for cruising world boat of the year 2016 in the best midsize cruiser class. Ships of this line are renowned as handy, fast cruisers with an emphasis on comfort and a dash of luxury. To accommodate cruising gear, the grand large hulls are a little deeper and somewhat fuller forward and aft than the performance hulls. The dufour 310 grand large embodies the lifestyle that dufour has infused into its projects over the last 50 years. The dufour 34 takes up most of the tried and tested ideas from its big brother, the dufour 40, manoeuvrability, speed, comfort and stability. The 33footer has been designed for comfort and while spacious, it has innovative storage areas. However, it just lost out to another nominated dufour.
A primal connection to elements that liberates body and soul. This yacht has all you need for extended cruising and all the style and sophistication inherent with the dufour range. Grp sailing yacht dufour 39 cc pharos, built in 1998 and launched in 1999 by dufour france, dim. The gl 560s profile is low, with a plumb bow and a hard chine, and it looks serious and fast.
Dufour is a big player in the business, selling around 500 boats per year. The dufour 430 also completes, without replacing, the actual models of the dufour grand large range composed by d310 d360 d382 d390 d412 d430 d460 d520. As an owner, david warren is knowledgeable and meticulous in his research, we had a beneteau 41 that was. To set sail is to answer the siren call of the sea.
The grand large line consists of seven boats from 33 to 53 feet, and they more than hold their own in summer club races. Dufour 310 grand large superyacht for sale denison yachting. The large, semibalanced rudder, with roughly 25 percent of its surface forward of the rudder post, catches the prop wash and pivots the boat smartly. However, the needs of sailors are much the same regardless of a size of the vessel, so dufours challenge became to build equally fast, comfortable and amenityladen boats at. The boat will reverse direction to port in less than a boat length, and to starboard in slightly more than that. Dufour 560 grand large coming hot on the heels of dufours grand large 500, the new 560 incorporates many of the innovations pioneered by her smaller sibling.
The 350 looks like a fine boat for gentle cruising, but according to dufour, it was designed for longhaul sailing that explains why the 350 has one headand lots of storage space instead. New dufour 360 grand large yachts and yachting online. The dufour 34 has plenty of light and because of the 3 cabins you have comfort and privacy. With your hand on the tiller you experience something incredibly rare, a coming together of man, boat and nature thats totally instinctive. This dufour 485 grand large is not compareable with a normal dufour. This dufour is absolutely outstanding and a real eye catcher in every harbor. Dufour 365 grand large, boat specification dufour 365. The d430 is a brand new project, with a new hull generation, a new roof design, and the integration of highend equipments and new onboard technology. Recently launched just last december at the 2017 paris boat show, the new dufour 360 grand large has been designed to provide the best balance between sailing sensations and space onboard, both on and below deck. Dufour 335 grand large, boat specification dufour 335. The dufour 34 e performance was the very first in the dufour performance range. Whether 35 or 55 feet long, dufours have nice lines.
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