The 3 cabin’s bareboat sailing yacht Dufour 445 GL was built in 2012 and it is docked in Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer, France. The Dufour 445 GL (2012) can accommodate up to 6 people in 3 cabins and it has 2 toilets. The overall length of the boat is 44 ft / 13,5 m. The main equipment (find the complete list on the ’Equipments’ tab): freezer, dinghy, swimming ladder, cockpit table, bimini top, electric anchor windlass, GPS chart plotter, autopilot, hot water, inverter and it’s obligatory extras: handling fees, starter pack, final cleaning, essentials pack. 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 445 GL
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 13,5 m, this sailing yacht works best when swim stops still leave time for the evening berth.
Best charter fit
Dufour 445 GL suits crews comparing cabin separation, luggage storage and bathroom timing across 3 cabins and 2 heads. Sailing crews should keep one fallback leg for wind shifts, late sea state and the final marina return.
Toulon Bay and the Îles d’Hyères from Saint-Mandrier
Saint-Mandrier sits on its own spit inside the great naval Bay of Toulon, so the first decision is simply how soon to leave the roadstead: a late handover ties up at La Seyne for the night, while an early one clears the bay and makes Porquerolles by the afternoon. Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN) is a 15–30-minute road transfer, the closest of the Riviera gateways. East lies the week’s cruising in the Îles d’Hyères, the open water off the Giens peninsula the stretch to time for a calm day, so plan the turn to leave a short last reach back into the sheltered bay. The alternative runs west into the Marseille calanques, or on east along the Côte d’Azur, both longer coastal runs, better kept for a longer charter.
