Dufour Yachts 390 Grand Large

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The Dufour Yachts 390 Grand Large, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SVN solovelanet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04

LightHeavy

185 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 185

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6

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.

Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2896 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Dufour Yachts 390 Grand Large, as the fleet has seen it

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The Dufour Yachts 390 GRAND LARGE is a 2019-present fractional sloop designed by Umberto Felci, built by Dufour Yachts, with an LOA of 11.9 meters and a displacement of 7700 kg. Its hull features a fin with a bulb and a spade rudder, drawing 1.9 meters. The 390 GRAND LARGE emphasizes interior volume, achieved through an advanced hull chine that Felci softened for a traditional aesthetic. It is available in a three-cabin configuration.3:03 The model prioritizes cabin size and versatile deck layouts, accommodating both private owners and charter operations.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

27.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.6

Displacement / length

185.4

Comfort ratio

23.8

Capsize screening

2.04

Hull speed

7.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1611

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2019

Designer

Umberto Felci

Builder

Dufour Yachts

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