Dufour News Magazine Archives
Category : General News
The Association’s magazine online archive now goes back to 1981. This provides further technical information for older yachts, and many additional ideas even for today’s yachts.
The membership association for owners of Dufour Yachts
Category Archives: General News
- June 4, 2019
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- January 16, 2019
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Winner of the David Eyre Trophy
Category : General News
Winner of the 2018 David Eyre Trophy from the Dufour Association is Art Whitehead. The David Eyre Trophy is awarded by the Association Committee for the best article published in Dufour News during the year. The article “A Steep Learning Curve” was an example to us all and maybe reminds us all of our first steps in sailing!
- October 23, 2018
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Red Diesel
Category : General News
The UK Government (HMRC) has lost its case at the European Court of Justice regarding the use of red diesel. Its case was that leisure vessels were allowed to use red diesel as part was used for heating rather than propulsion. This meant that UK leisure sailors could use this cheaper fuel and that marinas and harbours need not stock red diesel for commercial vessels and unmarked diesel for leisure vessels.
What this means remains to be seen as it depends on what harbours choose to supply and what effect the UK’s departure from the EU might mean in the longer term.
One might say “watch this space”.
- March 14, 2018
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Dufour Association Burgees
Category : General News
Fly your Dufour Association pennant with pride.
If you are a member and don’t have one yet then the Association is currently offering the new batch at under cost price.
- August 10, 2017
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Dufour News Spring 2019
Category : General News , News Items
The latest issue of Dufour News is the Spring 2019 issue with cruise reports for Netherlands, Ireland and Bermuda, repairing electric winches and the AGM report.