Following its global debut at last year’s Cannes Yachting Festival and Asia premiere at the Hong Kong International Boat Show, the Dufour 41 is set to appear at the Japan International Boat Show in Yokohama from March 21-24. The yacht has been sold by local dealer Active Marine, which has also sold several units of the Dufour 37, which had its global debut at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival.

The Dufour 41 features an exterior by Umberto Felci of Italy’s Felci Yacht Design, which has designed for the French shipyard since 2002, and is the brand’s first model to feature an interior by Luca Ardizio of Ardizio Design, also of Italy.

The Dufour 41 will then make its Southeast Asia debut at the Singapore Yachting Festival, which will be held at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove from April 25-28. The model that will be on display arrived in Singapore in mid-February and was sold to a Singaporean by The Yacht Sales Co, which represents Dufour in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

A Dufour 41 also recently arrived in Taiwan, having been sold by local dealer Taiwan Marine Service Company. The yacht has been bought by a sailor who races regularly and will be based at the Kaohsiung Argo Yacht Club. Further units of the Dufour 41 are scheduled to arrive in mainland China and Indonesia later this year.

In early March, the Dufour 41 in Hong Kong will be used for a Sailing Experience Day attended by lifestyle media covering the upcoming Rolex China Sea Race, which will start from Hong Kong on March 27 and conclude in Subic Bay in the Philippines.

Designed to help lifestyle media better understand the sport, the Sailing Experience Day will be organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Hong Kong dealer VP Yachts, which staged the Dufour 41’s Asia premiere at Club Marina Cove.

Kevin Corfa, Head of Dufour in Asia, said: “The Dufour 41 is really making some waves in the region. She is ideal for many Asian owners who seek a lot of space in a compact boat of 41ft.

“We also expect the new Dufour 44 that debuted in this year’s Boot Dusseldorf to make waves, as she pushes the design boundaries even further with space and comfort, while maintaining the performance Dufour is known for.”

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