I just found your channel searching for information about this boat, Dufour 34 Performance. i have heard lots of good things about it. You barely touched on its virtues. You said you like how it sails. Can you share, via a comment, or in your next videos, how does it feel sailing her? your other videos sailing her in Greece shows she is really fast and stable. Is it balanced at the helm?You mentioned in this video you have to do something on the mast in your last refit. What exactly did you have to do? My wife and I are looking to buying Dufour 34 Performance and we would love to hear what things to watch out for. It has been really nice to find your channel and glad you decided to share your experience after sailing her for a few years. Well done !
Hi, sorry for responding this late. Thank you for watching our channel. It has been turbulent times for us, and we did not have much time to post more and better. However we are going to be more active on this channel. We have done many things on the ship since we bought it. Most is in light of comfort , in regards to sailing this one was pretty full already. We will post better and more in the near future. I can tell you now, the ship is pretty fast but still feels rock solid. I think dufour found the true balance between performance and stability with this one. At the helm with proper trimmed sails (obviously) she is very balanced, considering there are many tuning options before getting there. Downside when cruising is, she does not like sailing only with the headsail in light to medior winds. During the years we own her, I trust her completely and she never let me down, during cruising as well as sailing on daytrips. We are living onboard for some time now and she became our home. We enjoy every day. Kind regards, Willem
@@SailingSvMoon Thank you very much for responding. Indeed it has been turbulent times but I am glad you are now over it and enjoying every day. I will stay tune on your channel. Thanks a lot for describing how the boat sails. We are looking forward to buying one and start enjoying her. Lets see how long we have to wait for that. All the best.
I just found your channel searching for information about this boat, Dufour 34 Performance. i have heard lots of good things about it. You barely touched on its virtues. You said you like how it sails. Can you share, via a comment, or in your next videos, how does it feel sailing her? your other videos sailing her in Greece shows she is really fast and stable. Is it balanced at the helm?You mentioned in this video you have to do something on the mast in your last refit. What exactly did you have to do? My wife and I are looking to buying Dufour 34 Performance and we would love to hear what things to watch out for. It has been really nice to find your channel and glad you decided to share your experience after sailing her for a few years. Well done !
Hi, sorry for responding this late. Thank you for watching our channel. It has been turbulent times for us, and we did not have much time to post more and better. However we are going to be more active on this channel. We have done many things on the ship since we bought it. Most is in light of comfort , in regards to sailing this one was pretty full already. We will post better and more in the near future.
I can tell you now, the ship is pretty fast but still feels rock solid. I think dufour found the true balance between performance and stability with this one. At the helm with proper trimmed sails (obviously) she is very balanced, considering there are many tuning options before getting there. Downside when cruising is, she does not like sailing only with the headsail in light to medior winds. During the years we own her, I trust her completely and she never let me down, during cruising as well as sailing on daytrips.
We are living onboard for some time now and she became our home. We enjoy every day. Kind regards, Willem
@@SailingSvMoon Thank you very much for responding. Indeed it has been turbulent times but I am glad you are now over it and enjoying every day. I will stay tune on your channel. Thanks a lot for describing how the boat sails. We are looking forward to buying one and start enjoying her. Lets see how long we have to wait for that. All the best.
Hi, did u finally get the Dufour? If so, what is your take?