Nougatess Sailing Yacht Hire

Nougatess is a 2013 Dufour 335 GL sailing yacht based in Propriano, Corsica, France. She is a named hull on the Vog Fleet pontoon, 10.28 m long, 3.49 m on the beam, and 1.90 m draft, with a displacement of about 5.45 tonnes. Umberto Felci drew the lines: a modest Grand Large cruiser that still points and reaches well along the west Corsican coast, from the Gulf of Valinco out toward Bonifacio, the Sanguinaires, or a quiet night in a calanque.

Guest sleep is two double cabins plus the saloon settees, for up to six people, with one head and hot-water shower. The interior is light oak joinery, a linear galley with oven, fridge, and sink to port, and a forward-facing chart table with VHF, plotter, and switch panel. The aft cabin sits under the cockpit; the forward cabin uses the V-berth. This is a compact cruiser, so bags live in lockers and the table drops for an extra berth when friends stay aboard.

On deck she carries a fully battened mainsail of 29 square metres, a 25 square metre furling genoa, twin wheels, a teak cockpit table, bimini, electric windlass, and a swim platform with ladder. A Honda outboard sits on the pushpit for the dinghy. Autopilot and an external GPS plotter keep coastal hops simple. The 19 hp inboard, 160 litres of diesel, and 220 litres of water are sized for week-long island hopping rather than ocean miles.

Propriano puts Nougatess in Valinco Bay, with shops and a fuel quay a short walk from the marina. Week rates on this hull start from about 1800 euros in the quieter months and rise toward 2500 euros in high summer, plus the extras listed in Highlights. Charter her as bareboat if the skipper on the booking holds a suitable ticket, or add a local skipper and keep the same two cabins.

Nougatess is offered for private sailing yacht rental, a Dufour 335 GL with her name on the transom, not a shared day trip. Audio inside and out, cockpit shower, lazy bag, and shore power round out a simple Corsican week. Bring light bags, a paper chart as backup, and a plan for the west-coast breeze that fills in after lunch.