Location - Papeete, French Polynesia

2001 Alliage 44 – LUNA

LUNA is an exceptional 2001 Alliage 44, a French-built aluminium centreboard cruiser designed by the renowned Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design team. Purpose-built for serious offshore passagemaking, the Alliage 44 has earned an outstanding reputation among bluewater sailors for its robust aluminium construction, lifting keel versatility and comfortable performance across all ocean conditions.

Purchased by her current owners in 2019 as part of their retirement dream to sail from Southern France to French Polynesia, LUNA has successfully completed exactly that voyage. Now lying in Papeete, French Polynesia, she stands as a proven ocean cruiser ready for her next adventure. Prior to the current ownership, her first owner completed a circumnavigation, further cementing her remarkable offshore pedigree.

Chosen specifically for the security and durability of aluminium construction, LUNA has benefited from extensive upgrades throughout her current ownership. Between 2019 and 2025, major improvements include new standing rigging, modern sails, comprehensive B&G electronics, watermaker, solar panels, hydrogenerator, 600 Ah AGM battery bank, updated charging systems and numerous cruising enhancements. All sail controls have been led aft to the cockpit, allowing comfortable short-handed or even single-handed sailing.

Her lifting centreboard provides exceptional versatility, reducing draft to just 0.9 metres while retaining excellent windward performance and offshore stability. Powered by a reliable 62hp Nanni diesel, supported by a Panda 6.5kW generator, hydrogenerator, wind generator and renewable energy systems, LUNA is exceptionally well equipped for extended off-grid cruising.

Comfort below deck is equally impressive, with a practical two-cabin layout, generous headroom, well-equipped galley and extensive onboard systems that make life aboard enjoyable whether crossing oceans or exploring shallow anchorages.

Having fulfilled her owners' dream voyage across the Atlantic and Pacific, LUNA now presents a rare opportunity to acquire a genuinely proven aluminium expedition yacht that is extensively upgraded, meticulously maintained and ready to continue exploring the world's oceans.

Contact The Yacht Sales Co. team for more information or to arrange a viewing.

Vessel Specifications

Vessel Name – Luna

Make – Alliage

Model – 44

Year – 2001

Length – 13.41m / 44.00ft

Beam – 4.27m / 14.01ft

Draft – 2.60m / 8.53ft

Air Height – 18.00m / 59.06ft

Displacement – 12 Tonnes light ship, 15 Tonnes fully loaded

Fuel Capacity – 360 L

Water Capacity – 700 L

Hull Material – Aluminium

Deck Material – Aluminium

Keel Type – Centreboard lifting keel, draft 0.90m / 2.95ft up

Designer – Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design

Builder – Alliage shipyard

HIN – FR-ALL44001E101

Place of Registration – Copenhagen, Denmark

Registration Number – XPH4392

Registration Expiry – Infinite

Number of Helms & Position – Single helm in cockpit, twin rudders

Tax Status & Paid Where – VAT paid in France, European Union

Lying – Papeete, French Polynesia

Last Antifouling – February 2025, Seajet 038, supplemented June 2026 while ashore

Engines

Number of Engines – 1

Engine Make – Nanni

Engine Model – 5280HE, 5-cylinder

Horsepower – 62 Hp

Engine Year/s – 2001 - heat exchanger replaced 2022

Engine Number – 35691

Engine Hours – 5,310 Hrs

Last Service – April 2026

Fuel Type – Diesel

Maximum Speed – 8 Knots

Cruise Speed – 6-7 Knots @1,600-1,800 rmp

Propellers – Max-Prop 3-blade folding

Thrusters – Vetus bow thruster 95 kgf, 5.7 kW, 24v - 2017

Drive Type – Shaft drive

Steering System – Wheel steering via shaft, cog wheels, steel linkage to twin rudders

Accommodation

Cabins – 2

Single Berths – 2

Double Berths – 2

Head Height – 2.00m / 6.56ft

Bathrooms

Showers – 3 + heads, stern deck shower

Heads – 2

Heads Type – Jabsco manual, 2019

Holding Tanks – 2 Tanks

Hot Water Capacity – 40 L engine heated, 220v currently non-operational

Galley

Galley Location – Port side forward of saloon

Refrigeration – Top-loading unit adjacent to stove

Freezer – Small integrated compartment within fridge

Stove – Force 10, 3-burner gas

Oven – Force 10 gas

Sink – Twin stainless steel sinks in central galley block

Gas Alarm – Yes

Notes – Equipped with seawater foot pump, freshwater foot pump to sinks

Electronics

Depth Sounder – Airmar DST800 - depth, log, sea temperature 2020

Log – Airmar DST800 multifunction triducer

Autopilot – LeCombe 40 ST hydraulic 2024

Wind Instruments – B&G VS310 - 2020, additional spare added 2024

Radar – B&G 4G radar upgraded 2026

Chartplotter – B&G Zeus-3 9" at helm, B&G Vulcan 12" at chart table 2020

AIS Auto ID System – B&G V60-B VHF - integrated AIS transmit, receive 2000

GPS – Integrated via B&G Zeus-3, B&G V60-B VHF 2020

VHF – B&G V60-B VHF - integrated AIS transmit, receive 2000

TV – 22" Philips LCD television

Stereo – Boss Marine Radio 1308UAB, Bluetooth, USB 2022

Sat Phone – Iridium GO satellite connectivity 2020

Notes – Starlink Gen 3 - 2024, Sailserver NMEA2000 integration for automated logging – 2021

Batteries

Battery House – Service bank of 6 x 100 Ah AGM lead batteries.

Battery Engine – 105 Amp/Hr 12v start battery 2025, bow thruster 2 x 200 Amp/Hr 24v – 2023

Electrical Equipment

Watermaker – Aqua-Base ESW 310 semi-automatic, 35 L / Hr, 12v - 2022

Generator – Panda 06-75 diesel, 6.5 kW

Genset Hours – 1,215 Hrs

Wind Generator – Eclectic Energy D400, 400w - 2007, blades replaced 2023

Solar Panels – 360w total, 2 aft-mounted panels 2020

Transformer – Victron isolation transformer 3600w 115–230v - 2017

Inverter – Unitek Xi-1000, 1000w DC to AC

Alternator – Nanni 110 Amp 2025

Shore Power – Yes

Notes – Watt & Sea 300w hydrogenerator 2023, Quench Sea portable manual backup desalination kit 2022

Sail Inventory

Mast Material – Aluminium

Standing Rig Material – 10mm and 8mm stainless steel wire

Standing Rig Age – Replaced new in 2020

Age of Sails – Manufactured and fitted in 2020

Main Sails – Challenge Sailcloth triradial Dacron Warp-Drive 44m² 4-batten 2020

Headsails – Challenge Sailcloth triradial Dacron Newport Pro Radial 62m² - 2020 + Quantum furling genoa, Quantum rolling staysail 2025

Screecher / Gennaker – 125m² gennaker of older vintage

Bowsprit – Integrated aluminium bowsprit with anchor attachment

Furlers – Profurl titanium furlers for both headsails, pre-2019/2025 units

Winches – 6 Lewmar cockpit, 3 mast, all manual by Ewincher2 electric handle 2021

Notes – Aros Butterfly XL 4m² anchor sail 2022, 2 spinnaker poles carried onboard

Safety Equipment

Bilge Manual – 1

Bilge Electric – 5 - 1 main bilge, 1 saloon, 1 forward storage, 2 shower drains

Life Raft – Plastimo offshore 6-person container - manufactured 2017, serviced 2023, next due 10/2026

Life Jackets – 5 inflatable Baltic comprising 4 x 190N, 275N - 2020, annual inspection + 6 traditional foam

Life Ring – 2 horseshoe

EPIRB – Ocean Signal SafeSea E100G - 2017, battery replaced 2023, valid to 04/2028

Flares – 4 hand, 3 rocket valid to 2027

Fire Extinguisher – 4 - 2 x 2 Kg powder, 2 x ABC gas

Notes – Inflatable jackets fitted with RescueMe MOB1 AIS + em-track AIS SART100 beacon 2022

Ground Tackle

Anchor – Mantus M1 29.5 kg primary 2021

Chain / Rope – 80m of 12mm galvanised chain

Spare Anchor – 20 Kg stainless steel + 15 Kg anchor

Chain / Rope – 2 x 25m sections of 12mm spare anchor chain

Windlass – Leroy Sommer 1.8 kW electric 2007

Deck Gear & Accessories

Tender – 3D Tender Ultra Light RIB 2.70m / 8.86ft aluminium hull in Hypalon fabric 2018

Tender Outboard – Torqeedo Travel 1103 CS 915 Wh electric outboard equivalent to 3 Hp 2020 + dedicated charger, new battery 2025

Davits / Platform – Custom transom arch - lifting rope system for tender

Deck Wash – Integrated with hose located in forward storage locker

Deck Shower – Hot/cold freshwater fitted to aft platform

Bimini – Custom cockpit bimini 2021

Mooring Lines / fenders – 10 Mooring lines, 8 fenders

The Company 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.