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… read more
By Wendy Mitman Clarke, Sail Editor-in-Chief. 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… read more
A choppy day in the South of France is the perfect proving ground for the flagship NAVETTA 75. Story ALAN HARPER 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… read more
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… read more
The Dufour 470 is an ideal coastal cruiser with a decent turn of speed when needed 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… read more
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… read more
Written by Alan Harper for Power & Motor Yacht The newest model from this innovative builder raises a smile. When stepping aboard a brand-new model for the first time, especially one from an innovative European yard like Absolute, I always look for some unexpected, clever little idea that I haven’t… read more
This fresh-thinking French cruiser-racer aims to be all things to all sailors … spacious, gracious, easy to handle and sporty. By Mark Rothfield, Club Marine Magazine Remember the days when a phone only had to make phone calls? When a hatchback simply had to ferry your kids, not emulate a… read more
Written by JAMES DUMERGUE for Trade A Boat Hailing from La Rochelle, France’s renowned yacht building region, Dufour shares a birthplace with many world renowned yacht manufacturers. One in particular saw an opportunity outside its typical buyers’ market to add value to the brand from their own experience and global… read more
Written by ZUZANA PROCHAZKA for Sail Magazine Dufour Yachts seems to have shifted its strategy with the introduction of the new 530. Previously, the French builder maintained two lines: Performance and Grand Large, with the latter targeted at the cruising crowd. With the Dufour 530, however, Dufour decided to combine… read more