Dufour 45 Performance

 

Well balanced shapes, excellent sailing performance and comfortable interiors are the key features of the Dufour Yachts’ production  

    The Dufour Yachts French shipyard is located in La Rochelle, France, and it is specialized in the sailing boats’ production. All the shipyard’s boats are elegant and functional and they guarantee excellence sailing performance. Today the Dufour Yachts’ production, which counts almost 400 boats per year, is well-known and appreciated worldwide.    

The brand story

  The Dufour Yachts story is linked to the first polyester usage in the nautical field. During the ’50, this new material started to be used in the construction of yachts and sailing boats.   After a long study, the shipyard’s founder, Michel Dufour, designed in 1964 “Sylphe” which is a transportable sailing boat, completely in polyester.   The boat has a great success and the following year the number of orders is huge.   Some years after, Dufour Yachts launches “Arpège”, a revolutionary sailing boat which makes the brand famous and its boats required.   In 1970 Micheal Dufour founds his own Design office and starts to industrialize the whole production to guarantee 300 units per year.   The Dufour Yachts brand starts to export its models abroad and it becomes a leader in the nautical field.   The 1971 is the birth year of the “Sortilège” boat and of the foundation of “Le Grand Pavois” nautical event.   It’s a series of successes with the launch of the models: Dufour 35, 27, 33, 29, 1800 to name a few.   During the ‘80s the partnership with Lacoste brand is followed by the launch of the Dufour 42 Lacoste, an elegant sailing boat  with luxury features and whose production is limited.   It follows the Prestige line, completely oriented to the luxury field.   During the ‘90s here we have the Dufour Classic line, which is completely equipped and comfortable inside and elegant outside. These boats are perfect for cruises and long sea journeys.  

The ‘00s production

  During the ‘00s, the Dufour Yachts brand starts sto cooperate with the famous nautical Italian designer Umberto Felci. The lines which follow this collaboration are: Dufour Performance, an elegant line created for regattas, and Dufour Grand Large dedicated to the cruises’ lovers.