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Dufour Yachts 470

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2021

A 14.85-metre performance cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel and a 2.25-metre draft for offshore stability

Designed by Felci Yacht Design & Umberto Felci.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Dufour Yachts 470, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

148 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 148
EasygoingPowered-up

19.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.6
TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Dufour Yachts 470, as the fleet has seen it

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The Dufour Yachts 470 is a fractional sloop designed by Umberto Felci and built by Dufour Yachts from 2021. It features a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder, measuring 14.85 meters LOA with a 4.74-meter beam and 2.25-meter draft. The model offers three variants: Easy, Ocean, and Performance. A hybrid electric propulsion option, priced approximately 1 million Norwegian kroner above the standard model, allows for quiet operation in light winds but has limitations; a test cruise through Ryfylket showed that at 6.5 knots, the electric motor draws 11 kW, matching the output of the onboard generator, which burns 4 liters of diesel per hour.17:55 Full throttle draws 17 kW, depleting the battery in 90 minutes.27:05 Regeneration under sail at 6.5 knots yields about 1 kW but produces an irritating hum.19:48 The interior features three cabins and two heads, with a forward galley maximizing living space.22:24 The cockpit includes a sunbed between twin helms and a dedicated line storage box.5:22 Reviewers noted inconsistent interior finishes, such as loose trim and unvarnished floorboards, and premature wear on the teak deck around winches.2:27 The boat lacks an adjustable backstay, limiting sail trim control.9:43

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Dufour Yachts 470 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.6
Displacement / length
147.8
Comfort ratio
25.4
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
8.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2470
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
Felci Yacht Design, Umberto Felci
Builder
Dufour Yachts

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The family

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