Allures 44

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The Allures 44, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.98 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96

LightHeavy

186 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 186

EasygoingPowered-up

18.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.2

TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 234 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Allures 44, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Allures 44 is a 13.6-meter fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau and Darnet, built by Allures Yachting since 2005. It features an aluminum hull with a composite deck, a combination intended to reduce interior condensation.1:41 The boat has a lifting keel, allowing for a draft of 3.0 meters, which provides access to shallow waters.3:07 Owners must manage galvanic corrosion by ensuring correct zinc placement and using metal-free bottom paint.7:36 The Allures 44 is considered a viable bluewater vessel, alongside boats like the Oyster Marine 485 and the Catana 43, for buyers with a $300,000 budget.0:56

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

40.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.2

Displacement / length

185.5

Comfort ratio

26.7

Capsize screening

1.96

Hull speed

8.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1902

Hull

Hull type

Keel/Cbrd.

Construction

Aluminum

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 2005

Designer

Berret-Racoupeau, Darnet

Builder

Allures

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More boats like her, on the water

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Cherubini Yachts 4413.41 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA long-lived design offered through 2008 with a choice of cutter, schooner, or staysail ketch rigs

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Ovni 45013.98 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Marc Lombard-designed lifting keel cruiser with dual rudders, built for versatility and shoal-water exploration

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Allures 45Fractional Sloop · 13.98 m Allures 40.9An aluminum-hulled fractional sloop with a centerboard and dual rudders, designed for versatile shoal-water access Allures 39.9A masthead sloop with a swing keel and 2.75-metre draft, built by Allures since 2013 for offshore versatility Allures Yachts 45.9A 14.75-metre fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and dual rudders for performance in variable depths

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