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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text 0=””]We are glad to announce that Dufour 520 Grand Large has been awarded 2018 Boat of the Year by Cruising World in United States in the “Best Full Sized Cruiser 50 to 54 feet” category.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7414″ img_size=”full”][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”4″][vc_column_text 0=””]<\/p>\n
The Dufour offered the most pleasurable sailing experience in this class. It starts with the helm, which answered beautifully and I didn\u2019t feel like I was fighting it. It was a very smooth feeling. We did not sail it in a lot of breeze, maybe 7 to 8 knots, but we were making close to 6 knots. I wrote down, \u2018The helm feels good,\u2019 and underlined it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Tim Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Overall Length<\/h4>\n
\n15.20 m<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Max Beam<\/h4>\n
\n4.80 m<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Draft<\/h4>\n
\n2.30 m<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Sail Area<\/h4>\n
\n100.80 m2<\/sup><\/span><\/h3>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]The creature comforts were also outstanding on the Dufour. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of flexibility in the cockpit,\u201d added Murphy. \u201cWhen sailing, you use it in the traditional way. But once you\u2019re at anchor you have sun pads that come out and a transom that folds down to reveal a sink, grill and fridge. So it becomes kind of a party platform with the outdoor galley.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cDown below, you have the [real] galley forward, so all of the social space is gathered right at the base of the companionway stairs when you come down. The navigation station slides forward, so you can use it as an aft-facing nav station or a forward-facing table for socializing. There were all these things that adapt to the different ways people use their boats, and that boat was also the best to go sailing on. The helm felt the best, there was a traveler on the main so you could shape your mainsail leech, and it had a good suit of sails, so it also gave you the most options there.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][stm_carousel image_size=”full” images=”7422,7423,7424,7425,7426″][vc_column_text 0=””]\u201cIt has a lot of unique features, and they delivered them well,\u201d said Bolin. \u201cI feel the Dufour 520 was the winner of the Best Full-Size Cruiser 50 to 54 Feet class.\u201d And so did his fellow panelists.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Discover More.” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dufour-yachts.com%2Fen%2Fyachts%2Fgrand-large-520||target:%20_blank|”][stm_post_meta_bottom 0=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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