Used Dufour 385 Grand Large for sale
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All about Dufour 385 Grand Large version
Since 1964, the Rochelais company Dufour has been building beautifully crafted monohull yachts under the leadership of Michel Dufour, the founder, who was just as comfortable with the technique as he was with the design, and then Olivier Poncin, who later founded the Catana catamarans.
After a financial episode during which Dufour passed into transalpine hands, the shipyard is currently part of the Fountaine-Pajot group, a famous catamaran builder. The Dufour 385 Grand Large, or Dufour 385 GL to her friends, is a 39' sailing boat, 11.72 m long and 3.93 m wide. Presented to the public in 2003 by Dufour, which belonged to Cantiere del Pardo at the time, the aim was to show a stylistic turnaround to mark the brand's evolution. The Italian owner of the shipyard then decided to rehaul all the Dufour models then operating under the name of GibSea.
First on the list, the Dufour 385 saw a Roman architect take a look at it. His name was Umberto Felci. The latter decided not to revolutionise the 39' but to develop it further, in a more Mediterranean style while keeping its DNA of being an efficient cruiser with 2 or 3 cabins and 2 bathrooms.
In this version, the boat has two steering wheels, a 30 HP Volvo Penta diesel engine and a sail area of almost 68 m2 (semi-battened mainsail and overlapping genoa). Spacious, comfortable and well finished, as well as being efficient under sail, more than 500 Dufour 385 emerged from Dufour's Rochelaises chains. A great success!
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