Yachts Explorer expedition
Rank 20
Allures 51.9 + Horizon 47
Award-winning aluminium expedition cruiser for private owners — Viking-route validated, SAIL Top 10 / Cruising World BOTY 2025, Magellan-class ambitions without Garcia’s full ice-tank weight.
Why it is here
Cruising World BOTY 2025 Best Full-Size Cruiser after owners sailed Scotland–Faroes–Iceland–Greenland–Maritimes; SAIL Magazine Top 10 Best Boats 2025 explicitly ‘expedition sailing’; Yachting World / Yachting Monthly first-look coverage.
Who it is for
Private owners wanting aluminium safety and shoal access with more yacht-like composite decks and lighter displacement than Garcia—circumnavigation, high-latitude passages, and Pacific miles.
Sources
- Boat Review: Allures 51.9BOTY 2025 Best Full-Size Cruiser after Viking-route passage.
- Review: Allures 51.9, SAIL Top 10 Best Boats 2025 WinnerExplicitly framed as expedition sailing Top 10 winner.
- Video: test sailing the Allures 51.9Trade first-look / test sailing coverage.
- First look: Allures 51.9National sailing press first look.
