Alloy Yachts operated from Henderson, New Zealand, for three decades before closing in 2014, leaving a fleet of sailing and motor yachts celebrated for structural quality that aging has confirmed rather than diminished. In Nice, four Alloy-built vessels remain available for charter, with aluminium hulls and carbon spars carrying a rigidity and finish quality that continues to set a benchmark for what a performance yacht built in the southern hemisphere could achieve.
The Nice fleet spans 38 to 62 metres, with sailing ketches and sloops predominating alongside one motor sailer with deep-cruising range. Performance under sail is genuine: hull forms were designed with naval architect expertise from the Farr and Reichel-Pugh offices, and these yachts perform to their polars in South of France conditions, regularly making 12 to 14 knots in the Mistral and sea breeze patterns that characterise the western Mediterranean summer.
Charter rates run from approximately 65,000 to 200,000 euros per week, with advance provisioning allowances of 25 to 28 per cent. Interiors vary by original owner brief but consistently show craftsmanship in joinery, deck hardware installation, and systems integration.
For charterers seeking a sailing yacht proven on ocean passages, Alloy represents one of the most convincing options out of Nice, well placed for the Corsican crossing, the Ligurian islands, and longer autumn passages to Sardinia.
