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Allures 45.9vsElan GT6 Explorer

GT6 Explorer is 1.3 ft longer than Allures 45.9 (3%). Allures 45.9 draws the least water, 3.7 ft — 2.9 ft less than GT6 Explorer. Allures 45.9 has the lowest air draft, 64 ft; GT6 Explorer stands 7.9 ft taller.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
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Allures Yachting

Allures 45.9
Elan GT6 Explorer
Overview
BrandAllures YachtingElan
ModelAllures 45.9GT6 Explorer
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownStudio F. A. Porsche
Dimensions
LOA48.4 ft49.7 ft
Hull length44.9 ft47 ft
Beam14.5 ft14.7 ft
Draft3.7 ft–9.5 ft6.5 ft–8 ft
Displacement27,910 lb29,410 lb
Accommodation
Cabins2–32–3
HeadsUnknown2
Berths4–8Unknown
Performance & Rig
Main sail544 ft²674 ft²
JibUnknown550 ft²
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail area1,012 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail area1,249 ft²1,647 ft²
Engine power60 hp57 hp–80 hp
Engine count11
Materials
Hull materialAluminiumUnknown
Deck materialCompositeUnknown
Mast materialAluminiumUnknown
Keel typeIntegral centreboardUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromallures.com/en/comparez-nos-modelesread 9/13/2026from the site's comparison table

13 of 13 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ftGT6 Explorer: 49.7 ft × 14.7 ftAllures 45.9: 48.4 ft × 14.5 ftGT6 Explorer49.7 ft × 14.7 ftAllures 45.948.4 ft × 14.5 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftAllures 45.9: 64 ft / 9.5 ft64 ft9.5 ftAllures 45.9GT6 Explorer: 71.9 ft / 8 ft71.9 ft8 ftGT6 Explorer

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Allures 45.9

    Fuel165 gal
    Water111 gal

    14 gal of water per berth

  • GT6 Explorer

    Fuel132 gal
    Water79 gal

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Allures 45.9: 17.6GT6 Explorer: 20.6
  • Allures 45.917.6· Cruiser
  • GT6 Explorer20.6· Performance
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Allures 45.9: published upwind sail area

GT6 Explorer: mainsail + jib, added up

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350GT6 Explorer: 151
  • Allures 45.9not published: waterline length
  • GT6 Explorer151· Light
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040Allures 45.9: 36GT6 Explorer: 29
  • Allures 45.936· Moderate
  • GT6 Explorer29· Low
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050GT6 Explorer: 27.3
  • Allures 45.9not published: waterline length
  • GT6 Explorer27.3· Coastal
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2Allures 45.9: 1.92GT6 Explorer: 1.91
  • Allures 45.91.92· Below 2
  • GT6 Explorer1.91· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • Allures 45.9not published: waterline length
  • GT6 Explorer8.9 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Worth adding to this comparison

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