Dufour 40 PERFORMANCE

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Dufour 40 Performance from 2003, launched in 2003 by the shipyard Dufour Yachts in La Rochelle.

Racing/cruising sailboat designed by naval architects Umberto Felci and Patrick Roséo.

This model was praised for its successful combination of regatta performance and cruising comfort, thus earning the title of "Boat of the Year" in France the year it was launched.

In 2024, the boat was prepared for its first Atlantic crossing since Italy in November 2024. Italian flag, EU VAT paid, visible in Martinique

Layout:

A forward double cabin with settee

Two aft double cabins

One shower room with shower and sink and WC on starboard with a 60 L black water tank

Saloон table and settees on port and starboard

Chart table on starboard

L-shaped galley on port

New April 2023 automatic desalinator Ventura 150C 23L/h

One 170 L water tank forward

One 160 L water tank aft

Pressurized hot and cold water

Galley:

Stainless steel sink with two basins

Stainless steel two-burner gas hob with gimbal kit and 1 pair of pan holders

(No oven)

Waeco refrigerator, compressor and evaporator replaced in April 2023

Sails and rigging:

9/10 fractional rig with two-stage spreaders with raked pushing bars

Standing rigging replaced in 2019, forestay replaced in 2025
Karver KRS 30 furling system for genoa, new February 2025
Mast Z-Diffusion with Facnor gooseneck track and carriages on bearings
Mast step removal in February 2025 for inspection and maintenance.
Replacement of gooseneck carriages and mast track – Facnor

Replacement of masthead sheaves and Raymarine aerial.

Replacement of LED anchor light
New in 2023 full-batten mainsail in Filmless Twaron Dyneema, 45 m2, with 2 automatic reefing points and a 3rd semi-automatic reef.

New in 2023 lazy-bag

New in 2024 lazy-jacks

New in 2023 135% genoa on furling system in Filmless Twaron Dyneema, 45 m2

New in 2024 125 m2 gennaker South Sail on furler

New in 2022 gennaker halyard

New in 2023 storm-bag 8 m2 with 2 sheets

Rigid boom vang

Boom brake

Tack/boom of spinnaker
Removable carbon prod (bov)

Two Harken ST 48 winches in the cockpit

Two Harken ST 44 winches on the coachroof

Electronics:

New in 2022 Raymarine 2 Quantum 2 Doppler Q24D radar

New in 2022 Raymarine AIS 700 receiver and transmitter

New in 2023 retractable tri-sensor (speed/depth/temperature) DST 800

Second Raymarine depth transducer (reader near the chart table)
New in 2023 Raymarine rudder angle indicator

New in 2023 Raymarine pilot sensor EV-1

New in 2023 Raymarine Evolution EV200 autopilot – Type 1 (autopilot computer ACU-200)

New in 2023 Raymarine autopilot control panel P70Rs

New in 2023 Lewmar Constellation autopilot electric motor model 89300086, 12VDC

New in 2022 Axiom 9 Plus MFD GPS Raymarine

New in 2022 Raymarine Light house Version 4.0 operating software (Axiom 9+)

New in 2023 i70s multifunction screen Raymarine

Electricity:

New March 2025 two 12 V service batteries Exide Dual AGM 100A

One 12 V engine battery Exide Start AGM 50 A from December 2022

New in 2023 Sunware solar panels 2 x 120 W, total 240 Watts on the bimini

Hydro generator Remoran Wave3, 300W with controller and 2024 charge protection device

Mastervolt battery charger 25 A

New September 2023 65 A alternator

Deck:

Quick A1012 electric steering gear 1000 W, motor replaced in 2024

Main anchoring Mantus M2 anchor 25 kg with 70 meters of 10 mm chain and 40 m cable

Secondary anchoring Delta 22 kg anchor on mixed line, 32 meters of polyester rope with 3 strands 16 mm and 8 meters of 10 mm chain

Iron hand

Liros Handy Elastic mooring line
Bimini on stainless steel arches, new bimini canvas January 2026

New in 2024 NV Equipment roof cover

Teak cockpit table

Cockpit shower

Ladder to the waterline

Miscellaneous:

Zodiac Cadet 200 Aero 6’7’’, dinghy, inflatable tender

New in 2024 Honda outboard engine 2.3 hp 4-stroke (rarely used) NOffshore safety equipment for eight people
GlobalFixV4 distress beacon
Syntesy eight-person liferaft in container: to be serviced

Engine maintenance:
Oil change and filters January 2026
Saildrive service January 2026
Cleaning of diesel tank in 2023

New in 2023 three-blade folding propeller Bruntons Autoprop

Replacement of the saildrive diaphragm in March 2023

January 2026: sanding the old antifouling, 1st layer grey antifouling, 2nd and 3rd layers blue antifouling

Replacement of rudder bearings January 2026
Spare parts and small current tools.