The 4 cabin’s bareboat sailing yacht Dufour 430 GL was built in 2019 and it is docked in Annapolis, USA. The Dufour 430 GL (2019) can accommodate up to 8 people in 4 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): air condition, stand up paddle (sup) and it’s obligatory extras: essentials pack, handling fees, maryland amusement tax 5%, maryland state tax 6%, starter pack, final cleaning. The main sail is furling/roll. You can check-in from 08:30 h and check-out until 17:00 h.
Why charter this Dufour 430 GL
4 cabins for 8 berths means about 2 guests per cabin, so bag storage and sleeping turns are clear before departure. 4 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 GL suits crews comparing cabin separation, luggage storage and bathroom timing across 4 cabins and 2 heads. Sailing crews should keep one fallback leg for wind shifts, late sea state and the final marina return.
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.
