FIRST TEST DUFOUR 32
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SPECIFICATIONS
MAKE/MODEL Dufour 32
PRICE FROM £99,960, inc VAT
DESIGNER Umberto Felci
BUILDER Dufour Yachts
LOGBOOK
TESTED by: Rupert Holmes
Location:
La Rochelle, France
Wind:
SSE-SSW 3-7 knots
Sea state: Flat
When October 2021D
Dufour is one of the few yards that has maintained a constant presence at the smaller end of the new yacht market and with the launch of the Dufour 32 is making an effort to stand out from the competition. This model is aimed at a more active and younger audience, as can be seen from promotional images that show a wing-foiling board stowed on the guardrails.
The hull and deck are those of the 30ft 8in Dufour 310 from 2014, with minor restyling at the bow. There are, however, changes that update the original and give this boat a different character.
The biggest of these is swapping from twin rudders and twin wheels to a single rudder and tiller steering. The interior fit out is also simplified relative to the 310, which had a complex interior with many small components that were time-consuming to fabricate and expensive to fit. These combined changes reduce displacement by 500kg, making for a lighter and faster boat, especially in light airs.
We tested hull number 1, which was very much a
