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    OWNERS’ EXPERIENCES

    Jul 16, 2020 4 minutes

    S/Y LARUS (1998)

    Owners Alan and Sue Thomas bought Larus, a Dufour 30 ‘Integral’ with lifting keel, at the 1998 London Boat Show and have owned her ever since. She was first splashed in July 1998, just in time for Alan’s 50th birthday.

    Since then they have made many minor modifications, the most important being to the running rigging to allow full control from the cockpit.

    ‘She was an inexpensive French production boat with the bare minimum of deck gear,’ explained Alan. ‘Just three clutches on the starboard side of the coachroof for the halyards and keel uphaul, with all reefing controls, main outhaul and topping lift at

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