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Alden 32 Motor Sailer

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1967–1973

Originally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch

Designed by John G. Alden & Co, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel

See her sail

The Alden 32 Motor Sailer, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Solé

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelyComfort 34Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.78Bluewater
LightD/L 443Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 13.7Powered-up

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Alden 32 Motor Sailer on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

2seen sold
1channel looked into buying
$10,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
443.2
Comfort ratio
34.4
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
891
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1973
Units built
14
Designer
John G. Alden, Co
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Alden Yachts 43A masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, offered with a choice of traditional or reverse transoms.

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