Used Dufour/Valentijn 35 Sailboats for Sale

The Dufour/Valentijn 35 is a monohull sailboat born from a unique Franco-Dutch collaboration, designed to blend comfortable cruising amenities with respectable sailing performance. Known interchangeably in the United States as the Valentijn 35 or Dufour V35 4800, this vessel is more widely recognized globally as the Dufour 4800. Launched in the early 1980s by the renowned French builder Dufour Yachts, this model aimed to offer a spacious and practical cruising platform. Its design was penned by the celebrated Dutch naval architect Johan Valentijn, notable for his work on the French America's Cup boat, France 3, highlighting a pedigree of performance-oriented design for its era.