Dufour Yachts
Dufour at the 47th Genoa International Boat Show , Italy 2007
Dufour Yachts is a French sailboat and sailing yacht manufacturer. The company, based in the port city of La Rochelle in western France , was founded in 1964 by naval engineer Michael Dufour.
In 1973, Dufour was awarded the French export prize as France's leading production boat builder. In 2003 the Dufour 40 was named Boat of the Year 2003 in France. In addition, the Dufour 34 was named European Yacht of the Year in the under 30 feet category at “ boot Düsseldorf ”.
In 1988 Gudrun Calligaro was the first German woman to sail around the world single-handed in a Dufour Arpèrge .
In 1990 Dufour was taken over by Bavaria Yachtbau together with Grand Soleil , but later independent again.
Current models
- Dufour 36 Performance (2011)
- Dufour 40 performance
- Dufour 45 Performance
- Dufour 310 Grand Large (2013)
- Dufour 335 Grand Large (2010)
- Dufour 380 Grand Large (2012)
- Dufour 410 Grand Large (2013)
- Dufour 450 Grand Large (2012)
- Dufour 500 Grand Large (2012)
- Dufour 560 Grand Large (2014)
Earlier models
- Dufour Arpege
- Dufour T6 and T7
- Dufour Sortilege 41
- Dufour Sylph
- Dufour 1800
- Dufour 24
- Dufour 25
- Dufour 27
- Dufour 29
- Dufour 31
- Dufour 34
- Dufour 35
- Dufour 34 performance
- Dufour 44 performance
- Dufour Classic 30
- Dufour Classic 32
- Dufour Classic 35
- Dufour Classic 36
- Dufour Classic 38
- Dufour Classic 41
- Dufour Classic 43
- Dufour Classic 50
- Dufour 40 performance
- Dufour 34e
- Dufour 325 Grand Large
- Dufour 365 Grand Large
- Dufour 375 Grand Large
- Dufour 405 Grand Large
- Dufour 445 Grand Large
- Dufour 425 Grand Large
- Dufour 455 Grand Large
- Dufour 485 Grand Large
- Dufour 525 Grand Large
Web links
Commons : Dufour Yachts - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage Dufour Yachts
- Dufour Arpege 30 , Sailing Magazin, English, November 2001