2017 Dufour Exclusive 56 - Dufour Yachts FOR SALE

Presenting the 2017 Dufour 56 Exclusive—a luxury sailing yacht and performance cruiser that elevates bluewater cruising with poise. Her crisp monohull lines and contemporary profile showcase Dufour’s mastery of advanced design and engineering. Thoughtful upgrades include an enhanced interior/exterior audio system.

Note: a nearby vessel fire caused minor impact to the transom door; this is reflected in the asking price.

Additional photos arriving next week.

Description

Introducing the 2017 Dufour 56 Exclusive, a luxury sailing yacht that blends modern grace with purposeful performance for bluewater adventure. The taut hull lines and contemporary silhouette underscore Dufour’s advanced design and engineering, while thoughtful upgrades—highlighted by a refined audio system serving both interior and cockpit—enhance every passage. This elegant performance cruiser and cruiser‑racer invites effortless family cruising and confident offshore passages in a monohull that feels poised, quiet, and responsive.

Please note: a nearby vessel fire caused localized impact to the transom door; this consideration is already reflected in the asking price. Additional photos will be posted next week to help you appreciate the boat’s condition and finishes.

Propulsion

Total power is one hundred ten horsepower, delivered by a diesel engine for reliable, economical cruising and strong auxiliary thrust when needed.

Specifications

Overall length is 58.17 feet with a generous 16.42‑foot beam and a 55.42‑foot waterline, yielding a fast, stable monohull that tracks cleanly offshore. Fresh water capacity totals 179.64 gallons and fuel capacity is 132.09 gallons, supporting extended passages. The accommodations plan features three cabins and three heads for private, effortless cruising comfort.

Other details

As the flagship, the Dufour 56 Exclusive sets a high bar for contemporary elegance, luxury, and energy; its sweeping lines, the signature Dufour top fixed hatch with angled corners, and slim horizontal side windows create a striking, instantly recognizable profile.

Construction is centered on a composite sandwich hull in hand‑laminated polyester, with PVC panels vacuum‑bonded to the laminate for superior adhesion. The structural grid features a counter‑moulded inner liner with floors laminated into the hull for stiffness. The NPG gelcoat and a first mat impregnated with NPG resin form an optimal barrier against osmosis, while a grey waterline and decorative stripe refine the look. The deck is a sandwich with an injected PVC foam core. Ballast is a cast‑iron keel secured with stainless steel bolts bearing on stainless back‑plates, with an optional shallow draft keel available. The semi‑elliptical rudder is filled with closed‑cell epoxy foam; the rudder stock is solid stainless steel, connected by stainless cables to a quadrant of six hundred ten millimeters. The deck surface is molded with a structured, non‑slip pattern.

On deck, five T60 and six T20 flush hatches by Lewmar keep surfaces clean and sleek, and the sliding companionway hatch in Plexiglas adds light and security. A dedicated jam cleat for the furler line sits aft on the sidedeck, and two rows of jam cleats port and starboard flank the companionway. Primary power comes from two T55 Lewmar genoa sheet winches at the helms, with two additional T55 Lewmar halyard winches on the coachroof; the mainsail‑halyard‑side winch is electric for easy hoists. Line management is excellent thanks to two four‑sheave deck organizers returning halyards, sheets, and reef lines, and a stainless swan‑neck routes electrical and electronic cables through deck. A self‑tacking genoa track simplifies short‑handed work, while twin genoa sheet tracks with plunger‑adjustable low‑lead cars and a coachroof mainsheet track with a 2,440‑millimeter adjusting car fine‑tune sail shape. Standard safety gear includes a cockpit floor padeye for harnesses and a wooden handrail along the coachroof. There are three deck fillers for water and two for fuel. Rig loads are taken by two backstay chainplates and external side‑deck chainplates. Six aluminum mooring cleats provide secure tie‑offs. Stanchions carry two rows of lifelines with an opening gate each side. The stern pulpits integrate a jackstaff bracket, navigation light, and opening lifelines with hooks; the bow pulpits are stainless with an opening for easy boarding and spinnaker handling. LED navigation lighting includes a tri‑color masthead light. Anchoring is handled by a 1,400‑watt Lewmar electric windlass and a fixed stainless anchor arm; a 32‑kilogram Delta anchor and 100‑meter chain are optional. A ladder and handrails aid access forward, with dedicated access to the bow thruster, chain locker, and windlass. The forepeak can be configured as a crew cabin for one or two as an option. A sprayhood shelters the cockpit. Teak‑covered cockpit bench seats measure 1,975 millimeters, and the helmsman’s seat is also teak‑clad. A teak cockpit floor is optional. The port bench converts into a sunbed. Storage includes a large starboard locker with strut‑assisted closing and provision for a padlock. The helm features a GRP instrument console and twin 900‑millimeter black steering wheels. The cockpit table combines a wooden top with a GRP structure, with internal stowage and optional refrigerator and sink. Stainless handrails line the table and stand at each steering column. An aft central shower provides hot and cold water. Shore power is led to the starboard helm position. A foldaway stainless bathing ladder sits at the platform. Engine controls are at the starboard helm, and two compasses top the columns. A gas locker lives under the port helmsman’s seat, a BIB locker under the floor, and an emergency stainless tiller connects through a deck plate.

The opening transom grants access to the swim platform and tender garage via an electric mechanism. The optional tender measures 3.10 meters with an inflatable bottom, and an electric pump for inflating and deflating is available. The garage is reachable from deck and transom, with service access to the steering system and optional autopilot.

Rigging and sails are optimized for control and reliability. The anodized aluminum mast carries two levels of swept spreaders on a nine‑tenths fractional plan, stepped on deck. LED anchor and steaming lights and a deck flood light the rig. A topping lift and cleats support boom control, and the anodized aluminum boom is equipped for two continuous reefs. The Facnor manual roller furling system handles the genoa. Continuous stainless single‑strand standing rigging uses chrome‑plated bronze turnbuckles and comprises the forestay, a backstay bridle with twin screws, and intermediate and lower shrouds; the double backstay is mechanically adjusted. Pre‑stretched textile running rigging includes main and genoa halyards, boom topping lift, main and genoa sheets, two continuous reef lines, a leech tensioner, mainsheet car adjustments, a furling line, and a downhaul tackle; the main and jib halyards are in Spectra. The mainsail features two wide reef bands, battens, and a sail bag in Dacron; the furling genoa is Dacron with UV protection.

Inside, Moabi woodwork with solid accents creates a warm, refined atmosphere, with optional oak available. Floors are Moabi laminate. Doors use twin‑bolt anti‑vibration locks and can be latched open. Saloon cushions and mattresses have removable covers, and the headliner is wood‑lined. Layouts include three cabins with two showers and one WC, four cabins with two showers and one WC, or five cabins with two showers and one WC. The hull carries eight hull windows; the coachroof has five fixed ports and three opening ports with curtains; there are eleven deck hatches. Indirect lighting runs under the ceiling, complemented by numerous spots and reading lights and low‑level courtesy lighting around saloon furniture.

The companionway features a sliding Plexiglas hatch and door with stops and a lock. The forward sail locker or crew cabin is accessed via a large lockable T60 deck hatch, with curved wooden steps. The hinged wooden engine cover lifts on gas struts, with two handrails for security, and a wine cellar is cleverly set beneath the companionway floor.

A partially raised saloon offers a panoramic forward view, with abundant light and ventilation through forward and side fixed plexi and coachroof hatches. Direct and indirect lighting set the mood, and a night courtesy light adds safety. To port, a U‑shaped settee spans approximately two‑point‑one meters; a central sliding banquette has a lifting backrest; the saloon table offers three functions; to starboard, an L‑shaped lounge completes the space.

The galley sits one step down, forward of the saloon, stretching across the full beam. Corian synthetic resin worktops have wooden fiddles. The port module carries a stainless bowl sink and a brushed stainless single‑lever mixer for hot and cold pumped water. Cooking is handled by a gimballed three‑burner gas cooker with oven and grill and a stainless grabrail to port. Refrigeration includes a 130‑liter front‑opening refrigerator, with dowels securing crockery under heel, and a standard 65‑liter front‑opening freezer. Numerous lockers provide stowage. A 220‑volt microwave sits in a starboard hull cubby. A sea‑water pump is built in under the starboard floor. A waste bin with sorting compartments is fitted to port.

Two chart table arrangements are offered. Plan one places a forward‑facing starboard chart table with internal stowage for a laptop and papers, one ceiling light and one reading light, and a pivoting console carrying instruments and the electrical distribution panel; an instrument console sits in the top locker. A radio/CD player with two speakers is MP3‑compatible. The electrical panel has an outboard‑side Plexiglas cover. Plan two turns the starboard chart table aft‑facing, with the tabletop hinged to the aft bulkhead and pivoting forward, with the same lighting and pivoting console, top‑locker instrument console, MP3‑compatible radio/CD with two speakers, and the electrical panel with a Plexiglas cover outboard.

Forward accommodations vary by plan. In plan one, a centered double berth measures 200 × 160 centimeters, with a ten‑centimeter foam mattress and washable cover, a 12‑volt/230‑volt socket, and four opening hatches above. Stowage includes side top lockers along the hull, two hanging lockers with shelves, under‑berth space, and two tidy pockets; there is access to navigation instrument transducers. The plan one forward head is en suite, with a separate shower area, an electric sea toilet, a basin with a single‑lever mixer tap, a polyester bowl and Corian top, hot and cold water with a chrome‑plated brass mixer and shower head, direct discharge via an electric pump, a large mirror, Corian grating as standard with teak available, ventilation via a deck panel or opening port, and a useful storage unit. In plan three, the forward double berth of 200 × 160 centimeters shifts to the port aft side at maximum beam, with the same mattress and socket provision, two opening hatches above, a starboard sofa and vanity with mirror, starboard side top lockers, a double‑door hanging locker with shelves, under‑berth space, two tidy pockets, and transducer access. Plan four offers an island‑style double berth of 200 × 160 centimeters located forward on port with double side access, with the same mattress and socket, two opening hatches above, a starboard sofa and vanity with mirror, starboard side top lockers, a double‑door hanging locker with shelves, two tidy pockets, under‑berth stowage, and transducer access. The forward head in plans three and four remains en suite, with the electric sea toilet to starboard, a polyester bowl and Corian top, hot and cold water via a chrome‑plated mixer, a separate shower to port behind a plexiglass door with automatic electric pump, a large mirror, Corian grating as standard with teak as an option, ventilation through a deck panel or opening port, and cabinet storage. An optional plan two divides the bow into two front cabins, each with a split double bed, a ten‑centimeter foam mattress with washable cover, a 12‑volt/230‑volt socket, and two or four opening hatches above, top lockers along the hull, a hanging locker with shelves, and access to transducers; the paired plan two forward heads are en suite with separate shower areas, electric sea toilets, basins with single‑lever mixers, polyester bowls with Corian tops, hot and cold water with chrome‑plated brass mixers and shower heads, direct discharge via electric pumps, large mirrors, Corian grating as standard with teak as an option, and ventilation via a deck panel or opening port.

Aft in plan one, each cabin carries an approximately 198 × 195 centimeter berth with a ten‑centimeter foam mattress and washable cover, hanging locker with shelves, and top lockers along the hull. Ventilation and natural light come from three openable hatches and one fixed hatch, with general overhead lighting and two reading lights in each cabin, plus 12‑volt and 230‑volt outlets. A technical area lies between the aft berths, and a double bulkhead provides acoustic and thermal isolation from the engine compartment. The aft heads in plan one are accessible from both saloon and cabin and feature a manual sea toilet, a wash‑basin unit with a Corian basin, hot and cold water via a chrome‑plated brass single‑lever mixer and shower head, direct shower discharge via an electric pump, a high‑level two‑door storage unit with mirror, a large mirror, Corian grating as standard with teak as an option, ventilation via a deck opening port, and, in this configuration, a head to port and starboard with a separate shower to port. In plan two, the aft section offers two double‑berth cabins of 198 × 195 centimeters and one additional double cabin with an upper berth over a lower berth, each with ten‑centimeter foam mattresses and washable covers, similar stowage, lighting, and power outlet provision. The plan two aft head is shared, with access from the saloon and the port cabin, a manual sea toilet, a Corian‑topped wash‑basin unit, hot and cold water with a chrome‑plated mixer and shower head, a separate shower to port with direct electric discharge, a high‑level twin‑door storage unit with mirror, a large mirror, Corian grating as standard with teak as an option, and ventilation via a deck opening port.

Plumbing includes two polyethylene fresh‑water tanks with inspection ports and electric gauges totaling 680 liters, an electric bilge pump with strainer controlled from the electrical panel, and a manual bilge pump operated from the cockpit. A sump is molded into the keel with access to the strainer. Hot water is produced via a heat‑exchanger and stored in a pressurized 50‑liter tank. Shower waste is evacuated by electric pump.

The electrical system is twelve volts with a distribution panel of eighteen functions, circuit breakers, and a voltmeter. A 12‑volt/220‑volt socket is provided at the panel, and there is one isolator per battery bank at the companionway. A 12‑volt 60‑amp battery charger supports house loads; an optional 12‑volt/220‑volt 2,000‑watt inverter is available. There are 12‑volt and 220‑volt outlets in the galley, chart table, and each cabin. The engine battery is 140 amp‑hours, with three 140 amp‑hour service batteries.

Miscellaneous ship’s gear includes two winch handles in a dedicated bin, an owner’s pack with Owner’s Manual, and full rigging earthing.

Disclaimer: The Company presents these particulars in good faith but cannot guarantee their accuracy or the vessel’s condition. Buyers should instruct their agents or surveyors to verify details to their satisfaction. The yacht is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.