An ambitious series of large wood-composite ocean-race sailing boats, with a nice deck finish in teak and perfectly adapted to the IMS and IRC gauges. These are pure-bred boats with neo-traditional looks. The deck line puts the priority on safety with in particular an unusual bulwark for this kind of unit, but without altering the performance, as seen with the victory of Mr Fips, of the Alliance 53 series, the very year of its launch.