What you need to know about the Dufour Grand Large 520 before the premiere in Dusseldorf

Dufour Grand Large 520 premiere

Yacht Dufour Grand Large 520 designed by a naval architect Umberto felciwho regularly works with Dufour yachts... The 15.2 meter yacht includes many of the successful developments for previous models Dufouras well as a number of new features.

What you need to know about the Dufour Grand Large 520 before the premiere in Dusseldorf

Cockpit covered with side and stern seats, under the stern seat hides a deck barbecue and a mini-galley. The cockpit table includes a pull-out refrigerator hidden under the table top, and the center aft seat rotates 180 ° to offer guests additional seating at the table.

A new lifting wide two-level bathing platform on the transom, which is controlled remotely. The lower platform level floats above the water, and the upper platform, when lowered, significantly expands the cockpit space.

The lower platform allows for easy docking and unloading from the tender by creating a step down. This is especially useful for unloading heavy loads, boarding small children, or allowing people with a more limited range of motion to disembark with ease.

Wide transom also provides the helmsman with good visibility both from the rear and from the helm. Navigation console and the electronics with the control panel are located in front of both steering wheels. Two main winches are also within reach.

Dufour Grand Large 520 premiere

Dufour Grand Large 520 premiere

Dufour Grand Large 520 premiere

Boom-sheet system installed above the deckhouse roof, which completely frees the cockpit area. Standard equipment includes 108% Genoese jib and side straps of jib sheets with adjustable carriages. The jib sheets are directed towards the main winches and can be locked at cross blocks to facilitate sheet handling. There is also the option of installing an automatic jib.

Be under the deck galleyThe layout creates a very clean and open living space with ample seating and dining area. The table in the salon is installed on a hill, which is controlled by electronics. It can be lowered to the height of the coffee table, or raised to the level of the dining table, and it can also be fully folded down when not in use.

Huge portholes in the sides and hatches on the deck, a recognizable design feature of Dufour yachts, they fill the saloon and spacious cabins with natural light. Layout Dufour Grand Large 520 provides plenty of storage space.

LED lightening, 220V sockets with USB charging ports are located at each bed, and LED lights are conveniently placed inside cabinets. A choice of durable wood is used in the interior decoration - moabi, oak and teak.

Dufour Grand Large 520 premiere

There are several accommodation options: three double cabins, or four cabins offering up to eight berths, and the possibility of separate showers in the bow cabins, of your choice. The aft cabins can also be converted from doubles to separate singles, which is practical for both family use and charter.

The living space on board combines a cozy atmosphere with modern design. Taking advantage of the elegance, lighting quality, and space management so characteristic of monohull yachts DufourThe development focused on the use of original materials to improve this version of the yacht.

Specifications and photo gallery:

Sailing yacht Dufour Grand Large 520 - Interparus Yachting

Tests-drives of sailing yachts Dufour Yachts:

• Test drive of the cruise yacht Dufour Grand Large 460
• Test drive of fast and compact sailing yacht Dufour 310

10.10.2017