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DUFOUR’S NEW 530

Making her world debut at Boot Düsseldorf, the new 530 is a merger of Dufour’s Grand Large and Performance ranges.

The 530 comes in three versions. The 530 Easy has a stripped-back cabin roof layout, and control of all the lines which are led back to the helm — essentially it’s a base model.

The 530 Ocean offers a more traditional deck layout. The halyards are led to the aft cockpit/helm position, along with two additional winches for genoa and mainsheet control. A full-width mainsheet traveler

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