Allures Yachts
French aluminium bluewater sailing yachts with lifting keels.
Allures Yachting is a French builder of aluminium sailing yachts for long-distance cruising. The brand states that the yard was founded in 2003 and currently presents a range from roughly 40 to 52 feet, including the Horizon 47, 40.9, 45.9 and 51.9. The manufacturer frames this portfolio around extended travel rather than short-range day sailing, with product material focused on autonomy, onboard living and access to varied cruising grounds.
A central technical concept in the official documentation is the combination of a shaped aluminium hull, a composite deck and a lifting keel. Allures describes this arrangement as part of the range’s approach to bluewater use, shallow-water access, insulation and weight distribution. The value of those design choices depends on the loading, specification and conditions in which a particular yacht will sail. The pages also discuss deck layouts, interior handholds, storage, system accessibility and accommodation as elements of long-term life on board.
The company’s concept and know-how pages describe an in-house process that brings together naval architecture, engineering, interior design and feedback from owners.
Allures gives long-distance sailing a defined construction logic: aluminium hulls, composite decks and lifting keels appear across its bluewater presentation. The combination is relevant to owners interested in varied cruising grounds as well as extended time aboard.
The selection still turns on the details of one yacht. A lifting-keel arrangement affects the places an owner can explore, while storage, handholds, systems access and accommodation influence life during longer passages. Comparing these practical features with sailing performance is more useful than treating the range as a single bluewater specification.
Explore Allures models in the LYRA catalogue: Allures 51.9.