Overview
About this vessel
Designed to respect the Dufour tradition, the Dufour range offers remarkably polished sailing boats at extremely competitive prices. Well thought-out interiors, high specifications with regard to the materials used as well as the choice of deck fittings and navigation equipment. Overall lines which are both clean and elegant, defined by unobstructed side-decks, a sleek streamlined coachroof, an ergonomic cockpit...
Step aboard "FALCON" a Dufour 40 Performance. She was the 2004 Seattle boat show boat of the year.
Designed and built by sailors for sailors. Her high-quality build with amazing amenities yet still a very fast racer.
Turn heads in any harbor. With a beautiful interior in African mahogany with teak and holly flooring, a V berth in the forepeak, as well as a double aft staterooms, an owner 27s private head and a guest head, it comfortably accommodates six guests. L shaped galley to port with a gimballed stove with oven, center line double sink with a foot operated saltwater pump for long offshore cruises. She is easily sailed by one person or a couple. Rare find on the West Coast for this beautiful one owner French built yacht. A must-see!
The Dufour 40 is a design by Umberto Felci with the interior and deck designed by Patrick Roseo. Construction is French. Dufour 40 is a proven offshore performance cruiser with high placings in races over the years such as Fastnet, Annapolis to Bermuda, North Sea Race. At the same time, she is a very comfortable, safe and easily handled for family vacations. All lines lead aft, including the reefing lines, making sail handling very easy. The main sheet is at the end of the boom with a traveler almost as wide as the boat. She is a very light feeling boat, easily matching the wind speed up to 7-8 knots. SA/D 19.3.
The hull features short ends and a wide beam aft. Carrying that beam aft adds stability and sailing length, but more importantly, makes for more interior volume aft.
