Dufour 500 Grand Large | Well-Specified Luxury Cruiser with Owner's Layout

“Stairway To Heaven” is a spacious and well-equipped cruising yacht, designed by Umberto Felci and built by Dufour Yachts in France. Combining impressive sailing performance with luxurious onboard comfort, she is ideally suited to Mediterranean cruising, offshore passages, and extended stays aboard.

Powered by a Volvo Penta D2-75 diesel engine with saildrive transmission, folding propeller, Fisher Panda generator, and Side Power bow thruster, she offers excellent capability both under sail and in the marina. Her Selden rig, slab-reefing mainsail, roller-furling genoa, and twin wheel steering provide confident and enjoyable sailing.

The three-cabin owner's layout offers comfortable accommodation for family and guests, complemented by three electric heads, separate shower facilities, five-zone air conditioning, and Webasto heating. A well-equipped galley, extensive refrigeration, large bathing platform, solar panels, sprayhood, bimini, and passarelle complete an impressive cruising specification.

Benefiting from a structural survey completed in 2025, this Dufour 500 Grand Large for sale presents an excellent opportunity to acquire a highly specified 50-foot cruising yacht ready for her next adventure.

White GRP (Fibreglass) hull

White GRP integrated non-slip deck

White GRP superstructure

Fin keel with iron ballast

Twin wheel steering system

Spade / blade rudder

2025 last structural survey

Volvo Penta D2-75 diesel engine

75hp engine power

2,100 engine hours

Saildrive transmission

Folding propeller

2024 last engine service

5kW Fisher Panda 5000i generator

800 generator hours

Retractable Side Power electric bow thruster

12V onboard electrical system

4 domestic lead-acid batteries

~500Ah service battery capacity

~1kW inverter output

2 solar panels fitted

500W solar output

Shore power connection fitted

400L fuel capacity across 2 tanks

500L freshwater capacity across 3 tanks

150L holding tank capacity

Sloop rig configuration

Deck-stepped Selden aluminium mast

Stainless steel wire standing rigging

Split backstay arrangement

Retractable bowsprit

Dacron slab-reefing mainsail

Dacron roller-furling genoa

3 electric and 3 manual winches

2 Lewmar primary self-tailing winches

4 Lewmar coachroof self-tailing winches

3 cabins accommodation layout

9 total berths

3 double cabins

3 electric-flush heads

Separate shower facilities

Forward owner’s cabin layout

5-zone air conditioning system
Heating system fitted

Gas cooker with oven

3 hob burners

Microwave fitted

3 refrigerators

2 freezers fitted (additional notes mention 4 freezers)

2 stainless steel sinks

Big television fitted

Pioneer audio system with subwoofer and Hi-Fi stereo

Dishwasher fitted
5-zone air conditioning with independent regulation
Custom yacht branding, covers and logo package

~80m anchor chain

Electric windlass with cockpit and foredeck controls

6 mooring warps

8 fenders

Sprayhood fitted

Bimini fitted

Passarelle fitted

Deck shower fitted

Binnacle compass fitted

Arch for dinghy and solar panels

Large swimming platform
Underwater lighting fitted

Back mooring lights fitted

Binnacle compass
VHF radio
Integrated navigation system
Silent autopilot
Twin wheel steering position

Life raft included

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at his own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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