BoatsAlden Yachts 44 MII

Alden Yachts 44 MII

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1981

An evolution of the Alden 44 featuring a modified rudder, repositioned propeller, and updated interior layout

Designed by Alden Associates & Niels Helleberg.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate 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

257 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 257
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

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
256.9
Comfort ratio
34.9
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1555
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Designer
Alden Associates, Niels Helleberg
Builder
Alden Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centerboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
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
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Boreal Yachts 4714.55 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA 14.55-metre aluminum cutter with a 2.48-metre draft, optimized for high-latitude stability and blue-water performance
Ovni 4012.60 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987

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.

Keep looking

Nothing filmed of this one yet

Two ways to keep looking — both search what the fleet has actually recorded.

The newsletter

New boats, new stories, from everywhere.

One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analyzed. No noise.

Report an issue