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Aluminium Bluewater Cutter with Lifting Centreboard. A Truly Go-Anywhere Cruiser! 







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Built by Allures Yachting to a design from Berret-Racoupeau with styling by Franck Darnet, the Allures 40 pairs an insulated aluminium hull with a composite deck to create a genuine go-anywhere cruiser in a manageable 40-foot package. The lifting centreboard allows draught to range from around one metre, to over two and a half metres, opening up shallow anchorages and drying out options that a fixed keel yacht simply cannot match. This particular example features a two-cabin version with a dedicated technical room and separate shower. She is for sale from her second owner, having been kept in private use only.






This Allures 40 is a cutter-rigged aluminium centre boarder built for serious offshore work without sacrificing comfort at anchor. She benefits from teak decks on the cockpit and swim platform, a generous cockpit table, and a well-proven Volvo Penta D2-55 with Saildrive. 






The owners have listed her for sale at a price reflecting that some areas are due for renewal, offering a new owner scope to specify these to their own cruising plans while inheriting a structurally sound and well-equipped platform underneath.






Key Features:




- Insulated solid aluminium hull with lifting keel and twin fibreglass Jefa rudders for direct control

- Composite cockpit and mid-deck with teak flooring in cockpit and swim platform

- Two-cabin layout with technical room and separate shower head

- Volvo Penta D2-55 C with Saildrive, 2,947 hours (Sept. 2026)

- Sparcraft performance mast and boom with full-batten mainsail track

- Solent, staysail and jennaker furling headsails plus symmetric spinnaker

- 360W solar array, Aerogen 6 wind turbine, and Victron inverter/charger

- Only two owners from new






Broker Comments:



The Allures 40 has built a strong reputation among aluminium cruising yachts as an accessible entry point into serious voyaging; Allures positioned the 40 as an approachable way into go-anywhere aluminium cruising. The lifting keel and twin-rudder configuration give her the shoal-draught versatility bluewater sailors look for, while the aluminium construction removes the osmosis and structural concerns that come with an older GRP hull of this vintage.


The presentation is honest rather than showroom-polished: the battery pack, some sails, rigging and parts of the electronics are ready for renewal, and this is sensibly reflected in the asking price, giving the next owner room to refit to their own specification rather than paying a premium for someone else's choices. For a buyer planning an Atlantic crossing, high latitude cruising, or simply wants a boat capable of tucking into anchorages a deep keeled 40-footer can't reach, this is a purchase opportunity with clear upside.










Propulsion




- Volvo Penta D2-55 C with Saildrive (seal due per Volvo maintenance schedule)

- SCAM Filtre VTX 250 l/h fuel pre-filter

- Tri-blade folding J Prop 18" propeller

- Spare fixed aluminium 18" propeller

- Rope cutter






Rigging




- Standing rigging replaced 2016

- Sparcraft performance mast, boom, rigid vang and spinnaker pole with mast track

- Antal HS mast track and blocks for full-batten mainsail

- 3x Spinlock CAM-0814 mast stoppers for halyards

- 3x foldable lower mast steps

- 2x foldable upper mast steps

- Facnor FlatDeck FD 210 webbing furler for solent

- Factor LX furler for staysail

- Full set of halyards, sheets and furling lines

- 2x running backstays

- Walder 403 H jibe preventer with lines led to cockpit

- Plastimo Grand Confort bosun's chair

- Outils Océan 16 m textile mast ladder






Sails




- Full-batten Dacron mainsail, Incidence, 43.5 m² (original, end of life)

- Furling Dacron solent, Incidence, 37 m² (original, fair condition)

- Furling Dacron trinquette, Incidence, 14 m² (original, good condition)

- Furling tri-radial Dacron jennaker, Incidence, 60 m², with Facnor FX 2500 furler (good condition)

- Symmetric spinnaker, Parasailor, 105 m² (very good condition)

- Lazy jacks and lazy bag






Deck Gear




- Teak cockpit sole and swim platform

- 6x fixed hull portholes

- 3x large deck hatches and 5x small hatches

- Fixed cockpit table with two foldable extensions

- Removable Goiot Steer'N Go 1030 mm steering wheel with aft pulpit mount

- 2x Lewmar 54ST primary winches (2-speed, self-tailing)

- 2x Lewmar 44ST secondary winches (2-speed, self-tailing)

- 2x winch handles

- 14x Antal V-Grip 12 stoppers

- Large cockpit locker under port seat

- 2x deep aft cockpit lockers with rudder post access

- Shoe storage under companionway step

- 2x dorade boxes

- Lofrans Cayman 1000 windlass

- Spade 20 kg main anchor with 100 m of 10 mm chain

- Kobra 20 kg secondary anchor

- 7x cleats (2 forward, 2 midship, 2 aft, 1 on swim platform)

- Foldable swimming ladder on transom

- Accastillage Bernard foldable gangway

- Transom shower with hot water






Exterior Upholstery and Canvas




- Sunbrella sprayhood with opening front window

- Sunbrella bimini with removable Batyline side panels

- Batyline side panels sliding into boom to cover mid-deck

- 2x Sunbrella foam cushions, 10 cm thickness

- Wind scoop for forward cabin hatch






Electrical Systems




- 115A/12V engine alternator

- Sterling AB12160 alternator charger, 160A/12V

- 3x BackContact monocrystalline solar panels, 120W each (360W total)

- 2x MPPT solar controllers (Victron 30A and Sunsaver)

- Aerogen 6 wind turbine, 12V

- Victron Combi Multi Phoenix 1600W/12V inverter/shore charger

- Internal and external LED lighting






Navigation and Electronics




- Simrad NavStation CX 44 10" at chart table with IS12 displays at helm (original, end of life)

- Simrad AP16 autopilot

- Simrad radar, 24-mile range

- GPS antenna

- ADVANSEA FX-400 VHF






Interior




- 2x Double cabins

- Bathroom with head, sink and shower 

- Gas stove and oven, 2 burners

- 2x sinks

- 160-litre water-cooled fridge

- 220V sockets

- 12V accessory sockets

- 20-litre water heater (engine or 220V)

- Black water tank

- Pre-wiring for watermaker

- 3x Caframo Sirocco fans in cabins and galley

- Extensive storage throughout






Tender and Outboard




- Zodiac Cadet 270 AERO inflatable dinghy (June 2020)

- Honda BF5D outboard motor (July 2020)






?Disclaimer



Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.



- This vessel is VAT paid

- As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.

- This boat is lying in Rome, Italy

- © 2026 Nicolle Associates

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