The Dufour 40 Performance is one of the flagship models of the prestigious Dufour family. A robust sailboat with top-quality finishes and excellent sailing performance. Its handling at sea is smooth and fast, offering confidence even in fresh winds. Steering its large, high-gear steering wheel provides a very satisfying experience.

Layout and comfort

It features three double cabins and two full bathrooms with showers and hot water. The forward cabin has an en-suite bathroom. The vessel is equipped with Webasto heating , allowing you to enjoy a comfortable temperature in the saloon, cabins, and bathroom even in the middle of winter.

• New seacocks and through-hull fittings replaced (2024)
• Complete rigging renewed (shutters, stays and backstay) (2023)
• Unibow anchor boom with "Click" windlass and running line for asymmetric sail
• New sprayhood, boom cover and winch covers (matching)
• Oversized winches (larger diameter)
• Mainsail and genoa halyards recently replaced
• ITB recently passed in February 2026 until 2031
• Antifouling in Varadero in May 2026
• Thorough engine overhaul in May 2023
• New mooring (anchor and chain) in February 2026
• Anchor windlass revised February 2026
• New SeaDeck (year 2025) in cockpit and seats

• 2 major ones (one in carbon and one in technora)
• 1 Genoa
• 2 asymmetric
• 2 spinnakers
• 1 storm worm
• 1 layer major
• 1 steering ratchet

• Teak bathtub seats.
• Bathtub shower.
• Solar panel with complete system.
• Two bilge pumps (manual and electric).
• Water heater.
• Webasto heating (5 outlets).
• VHF radio.
• Raymarine plotter and autopilot with remote control.
• Anemometer and digital electronics in bathtub and pole.
• Battery charger.
• Kitchen with oven.
• Dispatched in zone 2, with life raft and radio beacon.
• Complete and up-to-date safety equipment.

• Flares
• Smoke canisters
• Updated regulatory material.