What the fleet has seen
The Dufour Yachts 405 Grand Large, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Dufour Yachts 405 GRAND LARGE is a 2009–2012 cruiser designed by Umberto Felci, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder and a 9/10 fractional rig.watch Its hull, shared with the 45-foot model, has a fine bow section and a 4-meter maximum beam.1:00 The deck and topsides are infusion-molded with a sandwich core, while the hull is laminated with vinyl ester resin and reinforced by a structural grid of floor timbers and longitudinals.1:22 With an 82-square-meter sail plan, the boat can maintain a 35–40 degree close-hauled angle in 12–14 knots of wind using a 130–140% genoa, exhibiting balanced and sensitive helm response.1:06 Aboard *Sailing Triteia*, owner Keith Hammond sailed his 2011 Dufour 405, *Te Rere*, through the Pacific, Caribbean, and along the U.S. East Coast, surviving a severe storm between Tonga and New Zealand by deploying anchor chain to slow the boat in 25-foot seas and running with the sea on the quarter.27:17 The cockpit offers comfortable seating, though the steering pedestals are low, making the compass difficult to read when standing.2:21
