Dufour Classic 50 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

50' · 15.24 m

Disp.

30,870 lbs · 14,002 kg

First year

1996

The Dufour Classic 50 represents the pinnacle of the shipyard's "Classic" era, a period spanning the late 1990s and early 2000s when the French builder transitioned from utilitarian production methods to a more refined, woodrich aesthetic. Designed by the esteemed naval architecture firm BerretRacoupeau, the Classic 50 was engineered as a robust offshore cruiser capable of spanning the gap between luxurious private ownership and highcapacity Mediterranean charter. Built with a solid fiberglass hull and a sandwichconstruction deck, it maintains the traditional lowprofile lines and flushdeck appearance that defined Dufour's identity before the introduction of the more voluminous Grand Large series. The model shares its lineage with smaller siblings like the Classic 38 and Classic 45, though it offers a significantly more substantial platform for bluewater passages.