The 3 cabin’s bareboat sailing yacht Dufour 430 - 3 cab. was built in 2021 and it is docked in Annapolis, USA. The Dufour 430 - 3 cab. (2021) can accommodate up to 6 people in 3 cabins and it has 2 toilets. The overall length of the boat is 43 ft / 13,2 m. The main equipment (find the complete list on the ’Equipments’ tab): inverter, GPS chart plotter, flybridge, bathing platform, cockpit table, autopilot, air condition, grill (barbecue) , freezer and it’s obligatory extras: dra, maryland amusement tax 5%, maryland state tax 6%, cancellation insurance, final cleaning, credit card payments 3% surcharge, express service - fuel & pumpout. You can check-in from 09:00 h and check-out until 17:00 h.
Why charter this Dufour 430 - 3 cab.
3 cabins for 6 berths means about 2 guests per cabin, so bag storage and sleeping turns are clear before departure. 3 guests per head matters on early marina mornings, when showers, breakfast and casting off compete for time. At 13,2 m, this sailing yacht works best when swim stops still leave time for the evening berth.
Best charter fit
Dufour 430 - 3 cab. suits crews comparing cabin separation, luggage storage and bathroom timing across 3 cabins and 2 heads. Choose it for short hops or swim stops where boarding access, seating and deck storage matter more than sail handling.
The Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis
Annapolis is the Chesapeake’s sailing town, a colonial harbour where the day tends to end in a quiet creek with a bushel of steamed blue crabs. The bay is broad but shallow over soft mud, and the real planning constraint is the weather: summer afternoons build thunderstorms fast, so days start early and finish before they do. Baltimore/Washington Airport (BWI) is a 40–60-minute road transfer, with Washington (DCA) about the same. After handover a creek off the Severn is an easy first night if the day is late, or the eastern shore is within reach if there is time. The eastern-shore towns of St Michaels and Oxford are a week of gentle bay legs, with a reserve day kept back for storms and the turnaround planned around them.
