Dufour News

This page displays a list of published Dufour Newsletters for members to access at any time and goes back to 1981.
To view a newsletter simply click on the issue image. The list of articles for each magazine is very short and “favours” technical issues as these are most popular.
If you have an article for publication, a comment or a query please email newseditor@dufour.org.uk. You could also get £20 (or local equivalent) for an article see here for details.

Dufour News Magazine

Dufour News 130

Winter 2024

  • Becoming Owners of a Dufour 36 Classic
  • Volvo MD2030 to D1-30 Repower (part 1)
  • Sailing to Greece 2024
  • A Volvo Saga and a Warning (MD2020)
  • Oeufs du Chien (Scrambled Eggs)

Dufour News 129

Summer 2024

  • Jacana’s Summer Jaunt – Isles of Scilly & Ireland
  • Cooling Woes
  • The 96-Hour Weather Window
  • Dufour Association 2024 Member Survey Results
  • Membership Reaches 500!

Dufour News 128

Spring 2024

  • Cruising North West Spain and home again
  • We Bought A Boat (Dufour 44)
  • Church Bay – Top Crew Theory Test
  • SSL Gold Cup
  • Galley Gossip

Dufour News 127

Winter 2023

  • Tandala’s Summer Cruise
  • Destination The Isles of Scilly
  • Rudder Trouble
  • Galley Gossip
  • Detached Coolant Filler Cap

Dufour News 126

Summer 2023

  • Equipping Carpe Diem
  • Round The Island 2023 – A Family Affair
  • Curing the Elusive Deck Leak
  • Folly Meet-Up May 2023
  • Galley Gossip – West Country Delights
  • Our Engine Fails… and the Aftermath

Dufour News 125

Spring 2023

  • Cruising the Whitsunday Islands
  • Taking a Shine
  • Headlands and Headwinds
  • Bembridge Meet-Up
  • Galley Gossip
  • A Classic Voyage part 2

Dufour News 124

Winter 2022

  • A Classic Voyage – Isles of Scilly and across Biscay
  • Rudder Trouble – Dufour 38 Classic
  • Cruising Round Greece
  • Blocked Exhaust Elbow
  • Galley Gossip – Barge Beef
  • Bureaucracy, Bilges, Breaking Waves, Bad Language – Cruising Life

Dufour News 123

Summer 2022

  • Round The Island Race 2022
  • Rig Failure
  • Why I Chose my 365GL
  • Flexiteek
  • Going Lithium
  • Galley Gossip
  • Sail-Drive Seals and Rope Cutter