The 4 cabin’s bareboat sailing yacht Dufour 44 was built in 2024 and it is docked in Pula, Croatia. The Dufour 44 (2024) can accommodate up to 8 people in 4 cabins and it has 3 toilets. The overall length of the boat is 46 ft / 13,9 m. The main equipment (find the complete list on the ’Equipments’ tab): freezer, autopilot, swimming ladder, bimini top, GPS chart plotter, dinghy, bathing platform, electric anchor windlass, inverter and it’s obligatory extras: transit log. The main sail is full batten. You can check-in from 17:00 h and check-out until 09:00 h.
Why charter this Dufour 44
4 cabins for 8 berths means about 2 guests per cabin, so bag storage and sleeping turns are clear before departure. 2.7 guests per head matters on early marina mornings, when showers, breakfast and casting off compete for time. At 13,9 m, this sailing yacht works best when swim stops still leave time for the evening berth.
Best charter fit
Dufour 44 suits crews comparing cabin separation, luggage storage and bathroom timing across 4 cabins and 3 heads. Sailing crews should keep one fallback leg for wind shifts, late sea state and the final marina return.
Southern Istria from Pula: the coast or the Kvarner
Two very different weeks start from Pula, and which one you pick shapes the week: north up a gentle coast of Venetian-Roman towns to Rovinj, or east into the wilder Kvarner and the islands of Cres and Lošinj. The bora leans on that choice, since it can blow hard from the north-east and pin the boat in port for a day, so the return, more than the outbound leg, is what to plan around. Pula Airport (PUY) is a short drive, with Rijeka (RJK) the longer one. With Brijuni National Park entry arranged, its islets are an easy opening stop if the handover leaves daylight; otherwise a night in Pula and a morning start. North from there, Rovinj and the Lim Bay are ten-to-fifteen-mile day passages up the coast.
