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Alberg 35

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1961–1967

A 1960s-era masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio, built for steady tracking and traditional offshore handling

Designed by Carl Alberg, built by Pearson Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelyComfort 35Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.67Bluewater
LightD/L 407Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 42%Stiff

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
406.9
Comfort ratio
34.8
Capsize screening
1.67
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
829
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1961–1967
Units built
280
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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The family

Related models

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Alberg 34A heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel and a high comfort ratio, designed for stable offshore cruisingAlberg 29A Carl Alberg-designed masthead sloop featuring a traditional long keel and a heavy displacement for steady cruisingAlberg 37A long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to molded fiberglassAlberg 30A 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passagesAlberg 22A versatile 6.7-metre cruiser originally sold as a kit or under the Douglass and North American namesAlberg 23A 1970-era fractional sloop with a long keel that was marketed as a variation of the Sea Sprite 23 Weekender

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