BoatsAlden Yachts 44

Alden Yachts 44

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · 1976–1991

A versatile cutter with a keel-centerboard configuration, designed for deep-water stability and shoal-draft flexibility

Designed by Alden Associates, Nils Helleberg & Niels Helleberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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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 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

276 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 276
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
276.3
Comfort ratio
35.3
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1522
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1991
Units built
40
Designer
Alden Associates, Nils Helleberg, Niels Helleberg
Builder
Alden Yachts, Tillotson Pearson

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Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA 12-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-meter draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
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