2023 Dufour 390 Grand Large

This 2023 Dufour 390 Grand Large 'Vulgarie Machin' is an excellent example of the next generation of Dufour sailboats, designed to deliver performance without sacrificing comfort or practicality for a vessel of this size. It features a well balanced hull for good control and steering, with solid sailing capabilities that don’t compromise on ease of movement or mooring. The spacious and well thought out cockpit with all lines lead to the cockpit ensures an enjoyable sail handling experience. The large rear transom door makes for an expansive swim platform and expland the already roomy cockpit while at anchor 'Vulgarie Machin' arrived in December 2023 and after one partial chartering season, this 2023 model remains in excellent condition as you can see in the photos taken March 2025 on the listing. It’s available for sale back into the DYC charter fleet OR the vessel can leave its current charter fleet with some flexibility around existing bookings. Reach out today for an up to date schedule of bookings and or for more information on the programs offered by Dream Yacht Charters to have your asset work for you! I took ‘Vulgarie Machin’ out for a sail to get the drone photos you see on the listing on March 23rd. I brought 2 good friends along for the ride. We were all thrilled to actually get out on a monohull  and do some ‘real sailing’ as most boats we have been sailing/working on lately have been catamarans. I love a good catamaran and they certainly have their purpose, but being raised on monohulls my whole life there is something about sailing up wind on one ear, holding the wheel and riding the gusts. Setting off from Hodges Creek to the Sir Francis Drake Channel, we were greeted with 15-18kts of breeze from the ESE, a typical tradewind for this time of year. We hoisted the mainsail with ease, unfurled the selftacking jib and we were off. Sailing about 45 degrees off the wind in some moderate seas, we were doing 6-7kts no problem. I let my friend, a bit of a novice sailor, take the forgiving helm and she had no problem holding a course and even throwing in a couple tacks with ease. The self tacking jib was great! We flew the drone and got some amazing photos and videos. I was even more impressed on the way back when the wind angle was above 100 degrees, the boat really lit up and I think we hit 9 kts on the way back to the marina. Never did the helm feel heavy. The sails were all very easy to handle. I did have to go up to the mast to release the tension from the topping lift at one point but other than that there was no reason other than unzipping the sail bag to leave the cockpit. We had a stop on the way in to test out the swim platform and was very impressed with the size of it.  Down below, it is obvious that the Dufour team has put a lot of thought into the layout. Very spacious forward V-berth and ensuite head. Moving aft, the C-shaped settee to port and sofa to starboard with nav station that retracts to make it into a sing