The annual Gold Coast Open Day, hosted by The Yacht Sales Co., will return on Saturday 4 November to delight boating enthusiasts looking to buy, sell or just get the most out of their yacht. Featuring a jam-packed schedule of quality new and brokerage yacht displays, information sessions, giveaways, and more, the Open Day is … Continued
Written by Zuzana Prochazka for Yacht Style Magazine. Photos by Dufour Yachts. Sometimes big things come in small packages as shown by the voluminous Dufour 37, with the French builder’s popular new model securing multiple sales in Asia. Historically, cruising sailboats have been evaluated on two basic aspects – comfort and performance. If the builder … Continued
By Wendy Mitman Clarke, Sail magazine Fun, fast, and comfortable: A romp in Mallorca reveals the new Dufour 41 as playful yet practical. You can take the sailor out of racing, but you can’t take racing out of the sailor. So, when Nicolas Berenger, product and commercial director of Dufour Yachts, tells me that we … Continued
Fountaine Pajot’s new cat features more open living, easier handling, and longer autonomy at anchor. Fountaine Pajot knows a thing or two about the mid-40-foot sweet spot for cruising multihulls, and with the launch of the new Tanna 47 cat, they’ve dialed in their eight-model lineup, which has massive appeal to both private owners and … Continued
A choppy day in the South of France is the perfect proving ground for the flagship NAVETTA 75. Story ALAN HARPER for Power & Motor Yacht. It was blowing – not hard, but hard enough. From the shelter of the Vieux Port, where the Cannes Yachting Festival is held, I could see the flag on … Continued
If you measure it, it is just a matter of sixty centimetres. The Navetta 75 is the new flagship of the Absolute range, stealing the crown from the smaller 73. When we are talking about a 23-metre, that might not seem like a lot. The latest in the dynasty gives a good idea of how … Continued
The Dufour 470 is an ideal coastal cruiser with a decent turn of speed when needed. By Ocean magazine. Few things are more enjoyable to windward than a deep-keeled monohull with a good suit of sails, such as the Dufour 470. Overview The Dufour 470 made its Australian debut at the 2021 Sanctuary Cove Boat Show via … Continued
One of Absolute’s two Generation 2023 models, the brand’s new flagship Navetta 75 has many remarkable features including an enormous flybridge, multi-functional cockpit, and four guest cabins including two full-beam staterooms. You’ve got to hand it to Absolute Yachts. While the usual yachting catchwords such as ‘˜sleek’ and ‘˜streamlined’ don’t apply to its boats, the … Continued
Dufour Yachts has announced its new Dufour 41 at the 2023 boot Düsseldorf with the model boasting a suite of enhanced features. The Dufour 41 marks a new era for the shipyard, bringing contemporary design, an abundance of light and many other innovations, while effectively preserving the DNA of the renowned brand. Robust and efficient, … Continued