Dufour 390
Dufour · Umberto Felci · 2019
Updated
The Dufour 390 is a 11.16 m displacement racing yacht designed by Umberto Felci and built by Dufour, first launched in 2019. It races in Class C.
Length
11.16 m
36′ 7″
Beam
4.02 m
Draft
1.91 m
Displacement
8.0 t
Sail area
72 m²
On the podium
Where a Dufour 390 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
12%
of 51 starts by 3 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 51 starts by 3 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dufour 390 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026- 32nd Cyclades Regatta - '262026
- ¨16ο Athens Trophy 2026¨2026
- Κασίδι2026
- AHEPA Cup Perama2026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 8 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
12%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Dufour 390 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Dufour 390 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.09
41°
Beam reach
8.60
90°
Broad reach
9.14
135°
Downwind VMG
7.70
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind once the breeze fills, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat in the light stuff, giving away time it never gets back.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Dufour 390
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.17 | 4.45 | 5.00 | 5.09 |
| 52° | 4.96 | 6.67 | 7.33 | 7.50 |
| 60° | 5.31 | 6.96 | 7.58 | 7.79 |
| 75° | 5.56 | 7.22 | 7.86 | 8.22 |
| 90° | 5.70 | 7.43 | 8.11 | 8.60 |
| 110° | 5.50 | 7.42 | 8.29 | 9.23 |
| 120° | 5.31 | 7.30 | 8.21 | 9.44 |
| 135° | 4.75 | 6.86 | 7.92 | 9.14 |
| 150° | 4.00 | 6.08 | 7.34 | 8.38 |
| Run VMG | 3.47 | 5.27 | 6.39 | 7.70 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 450 kg.
Rigging
Dufour 390 rig and sail dimensions
A Dufour 390 carries 14.30 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.59 m boom, a forestay 14.69 m above the deck and a 4.87 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 81 to 110 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.