Dufour Yachts
French sailing-yacht builder with a current 37-to-54-foot range.
Dufour is a French sailing-yacht builder whose official English site presents a current range from Dufour 37 to Dufour 54. The line includes 37, 39, 41, 44, 48 and 54, with selected models available in hybrid-electric versions.
The brand describes Dufour’s yachts as built at its historic La Rochelle shipyard and states that the 34-to-54-foot sailboats are built at the headquarters in Périgny, near La Rochelle. It also describes infusion technology as part of its construction process.
Dufour’s current presentation distinguishes the model range from the ODSea+ technology programme and from community, dealer and pre-owned content.
Dufour's 37-to-54-foot sailing range gives owners several ways to balance manageable size with room for longer trips. Hybrid-electric versions appear on selected models, making propulsion choice a model-specific question rather than a range-wide assumption.
The most useful shortlist starts with the crew that will sail regularly and the length of its typical passages. Sail handling, cockpit protection, cabin layout and the actual hybrid option, where offered, should be tested against that routine before the choice is reduced to length. For hybrid-electric variants, the owner should understand both the sailing benefits sought and the practical charging and service routine.
Explore Dufour models in the LYRA catalogue: Dufour 54.