The Allures 45.9 comes standard with a shore power connection and charger. Most boats with a house electrical system have this ability to “plug in”. So why did we decide to forego a shore power connection? The logic started with…
Yesterday, Philippe and Raphael from Allures sailed Gerty from Cherbourg, France to Southampton, UK. We have heard that the weather was heavy, but they made the passage safely. They waited for her to be loaded onto a much bigger ship…
Over the course of 12 days we sailed Gerty through all points of sail, in light air to a fresh breeze. We did not experience any heavy weather or strong winds. Our sail inventory was limited to the Main, the…
Construction of Gerty started the beginning of February 2017. She was scheduled to take about six months to build and hit the water in early July. A highlight of the build process was near the end of March 2017 when…
On Thursday we headed back to France and sailed approximately 35 nautical miles to the incredibly quaint town of Omonville-la -Rogue. The wind was a steady 10 knots at our backs and although the seas were confused by the strong…
Today so many good things happened it’s hard to know where to start. The sailing wasn’t great, but for about an hour, when the TWS was about 11 knots and the AWS was about 14 knots - it was sunny…
Another great day of sailing as we continue to test all the systems. I want to give a big thank you to Pete from Swiftsure Yachts who has been terrific during these initial days of orientation to Gerty. He has been…
Gerty (2017-2023) was an Allures 45.9 assembled in Cherbourg France in 2017 by Allures Yachting. She was hull number 3 of the 45.9 model. She was designed by Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design with interiors by Franck Darnet. She was designed to…