Many of you took part in the #MyDufourandI2024 Photo Contest, sharing some sublime moments of life at sea aboard your Dufour yacht. Proof that the Dufour community shares the same desire to sail and feel the sea spray. It’s a close-knit community that’s proud to be part of a family of passionate sailors.
Choosing the winners for the six categories we proposed was a difficult task. Your images have made us dream and travel the globe, and the Dufour shipyard teams have enjoyed following your adventures across the world’s oceans.
Thank you for your loyalty and for getting involved. The pride you transmit by sharing your photos on our social media motivates us to do our utmost to offer ever more modern, comfortable and high-performance yachts.
Six prize categories
For this 2024 edition of our now-traditional photo competition, we offered you six different prizes categories.
You shared with us your adventures and escapism: your most beautiful anchorages in the wildest coves, your most beautiful landscapes and the reconnection with nature that characterises Dufour DNA. You’ve also shown us what da-to-day life is like aboard a Dufour yacht: the pleasure of breakfast in the cockpit early in the morning, the joy of an impromptu swim at anchor, the comfort of every moment aboard a Dufour yacht…
Among the photos posted with #MyDufourandI2024, a look back at each category.
Best photo and video report
Aboard their Dufour 382, the S/V Penelope, an American family shares with us superb photos and videos of their daily adventures along the coast of Southern California.
A family of boating enthusiasts who enjoy showing off all the joys their Dufour yacht has brought them over the years. We really loved the photos of the future captains discovering the joys of life on the water.
The most beautiful anchorage
Thomas, captain of a Dufour 530, showed us his yacht in some sumptuous landscapes. Incredible anchorages in which he was able to enhance his yacht and make us dream of getting away from it all in the Adriatic Sea.
From his profile, you can follow this passionate sailor as he sails through the breathtaking scenery of the islands of Croatia.
Women at Sea
We found Claire’s photos to be particularly touching. You could feel all the love she has for her Dufour yacht.
As a recent owner with a passion for sailing, she assured us that “Our life is even more beautiful now that we are sailing the seas with a Dufour”. The Dufour teams are very proud of this testimonial.
Instinctive Sailing
Pleasure at the helm, ease of manoeuvring, instinctive sailing – these are the sensations experienced aboard a Dufour under sail. The Sailing Perspective crew have perfectly captured these feelings in their images.
You can follow the around-the-world tour by these adventurers of the seas on their various social media accounts. A circumnavigation aboard their trusty Dufour 470.
In harmony with nature
Protecting the environment is a subject close to Dufour’s heart and for the shipyard, it is a daily commitment. It’s nature and reconnecting with it that makes our yachts so special. This is what the Sailing Callistomoon crew managed to show with the photos of their Dufour 470 in New Zealand waters.
Lifestyle
The pleasure of swimming in incredible surroundings, the gentleness of living outdoors, getting up and going to bed according to the sun – these are all elements that shape the art of living aboard a Dufour yacht.
An art of living that the crew of Clannelis showed us throughout the summer with their trip to the Spanish islands of Mallorca and Menorca.
A great Christmas present for the winners
Dufour and its partner B&G Electronics have organised some superb prizes for all the winning crews, including technical clothing and a GILL waterproof bag. They will also receive a book recounting 60 years of Dufour passion, as well as some little Dufour gifts.
Thank you once again to all our owners for playing their part. We look forward to seeing you again next year to share some great projects alongside this close-knit community.