BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Alden 50

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Alden 50

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1967

A 1967 masthead ketch with a long keel and a high comfort ratio of 43.53, built for stable, blue-water cruising

Designed by Alden & John G. Alden.

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

Is it for you?

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 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 381
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 178 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
380.8
Comfort ratio
43.5
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1606
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1967
Units built
10
Designer
Alden, John G. Alden
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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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.

Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family2.3 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Mason 4413.39 mSame hull family2.0 m shorterAn updated long-keeled evolution of the Mason 43, offered as a masthead ketch or cutter for stable blue-water cruising
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Cabo Rico 42 Pilot14.17 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 2005 pilothouse evolution of the Paine-designed cutter, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for stable offshore

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