QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Would you like to learn more about our sailboats, their features, or their maintenance? Find answers to frequently asked questions here. And if you can't find the information you're looking for, our team is here to help!
No,Allures 45.9 designed to be easily maneuverable with a small crew. The ergonomics of the cockpit, the centralization of maneuvers, and the stable behavior of the boat allow for peaceful sailing as a couple, even over long distances.
Read Geneviève and Etienne's testimonial: a round-the-world trip in Allures 45.9
Yes, just like the Allures 45.9, 51.9, and Horizon 47, the Allures 40.9 can be configured based on our catalog of options, including interior layout, energy autonomy, safety equipment, navigation electronics, and sail plan.
Yes. The Allures 40.9 is an excellent choice for a first blue water cruising, as it has been designed to be safe, comfortable, and easy to handle. Its stability, long-distance cruising design, andthe support provided by the shipyard allow you to embark on a blue water cruising project with confidence, even without prior experience of long-distance sailing.
Yes, the Allures 40.9 is designed for year-round living on board, with high-performance insulation, excellent interior light, well-designed spaces, and storage solutions suited to extended use.
The centerboarder unmatched versatility in offshore sailing: it allows access to isolated anchorages in shallow waters while ensuring excellent stability at sea, particularly when raising the centerboard when sailing downwind. At Allures, this configuration is at the heart of our DNA, combining safety, freedom of route, and comfort when sailing. Learn more about our concept
Unlike a conventional cockpit, which is more exposed, theHorizon 47 's cocoon cockpitHorizon 47 designed as a fully integrated shelter, forming part of the boat's structure. It is not simply an added canopy, but a comprehensive concept for protection, movement, and life on board.
OnHorizon 47, the cockpit is designed as an enveloping and protective space when sailing. It combines dedicated, ergonomic, and secure maneuvering stations, a protected watch area under the hardtop, and reinforced protection with 16-inch-high bulwarks topped by a 12-inch-high rail, creating a real cocoon for the crew at sea.
The Horizon Frame Concept™ is the signature feature of this new monohull . It is based on three key elements:
• lowered side-decks, level with the cockpit, for smooth and intuitive movement, without obstacles at sea or at anchor.
• A 40 cm bulwark surrounding the boat, offering increased protection and a greater sense of security.
• A glass opening in the bulwark at the saloon level, for more natural light and a panoramic view the sea and its surroundings.
In short, the Horizon Frame Concept life on board safer, brighter, and more harmonious—a real bonus for owners who sail long distances.
Horizon 47 is primarily designed as an centerboarder , faithful to the Allures DNA, offering total freedom of access to the most isolated anchorages and the possibility of beaching safely. However, a lifting keel version lifting keel currently being developed to meet the expectations of certain sailors looking for increased performance upwind or more "keelboat" behavior. This alternative is in line with Allures' desire to offer great modularity without compromising on the safety, robustness, and autonomy that have made our blue water cruising sailboats so renowned.
Depending on the model, it takes between 12 and 18 months from the confirmation of your order to the delivery of your Allures sailboat. This schedule may also vary depending on technical choices, industrial planning, and the options selected.
For more information on availability and scheduling, please contact us.
Not necessarily. Thanks to optimized structural design and the combination of an aluminum hull with a composite deck, Allures sailboats offer an excellent weight-to-performance ratio. This architecture allows them to achieve performance levels comparable to those of many blue water cruising sailboats, while retaining the advantages of aluminum in terms of strength and durability.
The ductility of aluminum is an advantage when dealing with unexpected impacts at sea, whether from floating objects, minor groundings, or rarer situations that have been widely reported in recent years, such as certain interactions with killer whales. In these cases, the hull's ability to deform without breaking helps to limit structural damage. A composite hull, on the other hand, can crack or delaminate suddenly.
Allures sailboats are manufactured in France via an integrated production chain, managed by the Grand Large Yachting group. Each stage is carried out at specialized sites, guaranteeing quality and performance:
• Mondeville, Condé-en-Normandie, Couëron: manufacture of aluminum hulls at our integrated metalworking sites.
• Griffon Marine: carpentry workshop integrated into the group, specializing in nautical fittings, based in Vendée.
• Cherbourg: final assembly site.
This organization enables Allures to offer reliable, well-designed sailboats that are adapted to the demands of blue water cruising.
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Yes. With a good design (well-shaped hull, optimized deck), an aluminium hull excellent sailing performance. The Allures prove this on long crossings and in rallies. Discover the performance of two Allures 45.9 the ARC+ 2023 and the rallie Îles du Soleil.
Yes. When sailing offshore in real conditions,Allures 45.9 regularlyAllures 45.9 daily averages of over 160 nautical miles. Read Linda and Allan's testimonial: from regatta to the horizon.
Yes. Several owners have traveled to Iceland, Patagonia, and remote areas.
Read Harry Anderson's story: Two trips around the world, one by plane and one in a 40.9.
Allures Yachting a French shipyard renowned for designing blue water cruising sailboats blue water cruising aluminum with composite superstructures. For over twenty years, the shipyard has relied on its proven expertise to build yachts designed for long-distance sailing, offering a high level of safety, comfort, and efficiency at sea.
It's an Allures signature:
Aluminum = safety, strength, variable draft
Composite = performance under sail, insulation, modern design, lightness
This technical choice allows Allures to offer elegant sailboats with a superior level of comfort while maintaining exceptional robustness.
Allures 45.9 excellent seakeeping: stable, balanced, and easy to sail. It performs convincingly both upwind and downwind, even in light winds, and remains very reassuring in more challenging conditions. Its lifting keel version lifting keel true upwind sailing while facilitating beaching or access to sheltered anchorages.
Thanks to its generous fuel capacity—850 liters of diesel and 800 liters of water—combined with solar panels the optional watermaker,Allures 51.9 designed to offer several weeks of autonomy when cruising on the open sea. This configuration meets the requirements of blue water cruising allows for long voyages without stopping, with a high level of independence and comfort.
Yes,Allures 51.9 designed for safe sailing for two, while comfortably accommodating guests at port. Easy handling, protected cockpit, generous space, warm interior atmosphere. It meets the new expectations of owners: high performance without discomfort.
Read the testimonial of Véronique and Dominique - 3 years around the world on Fou de Bassan,Allures 51.9
More than just a new model, the Allures Horizon 47 a reinvented vision of blue water cruising giving you the world to see. Thanks to the Horizon Frame Concept with Berret-Racoupeau, this aluminum sailboat offers an outward-looking architecture without compromising on safety. A comfortable watch station, protective cockpit, flush gangways, panoramic windows, bright spaces, and modular layouts: everything is designed to put the crew at the heart of the experience—at sea and at anchor.
An Allures, true to its DNA: high-performance, elegant, protective, and open to the world.
Yes. When sailing offshore in real conditions,Allures 51.9 regularlyAllures 51.9 daily averages of between 180 and 200 nautical miles, even with a small crew. This reflects an excellent range/speed ratio for this centerboarder designed for blue water cruising.
The standard version with genoa + furling mainsail is already very efficient. The 2025 version offers the following additional features:
• Furling boom option (+9 m² of sail area)
• Carbon mast option
These improvements further enhance the boat's ability to maintain good average speeds with minimal effort.
Find out more about the 2025 model
