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Alberg 37

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1967–1988

A long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to molded fiberglass

Designed by Carl Alberg, built by Whitby Boat Works Ltd.

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

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The Alberg 37, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Cruising Maya

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

At 1.59 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.59
LightHeavy

403 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 403
EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Alberg 37 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
403.0
Comfort ratio
39.8
Capsize screening
1.59
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
963
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1967–1988
Units built
248
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Whitby Boat Works Ltd

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Bristol Yachts 3911.89 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 1966 masthead sloop with a long keel, built for five years as a precursor to the long-running Bristol 40
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Endurance 3510.75 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Peter Ibold-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built globally in wood, steel, ferro, and GRP for long-distance cruising
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Henry R. Hinckley Pilot 3510.90 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens fiberglass classic designed for Hinckley, featuring a long keel and available as a sloop or yawl

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