Alden O Class MK II

BoatsAlden O Class MK II

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.03 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 907 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 907 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.29 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15

CoastalBluewater

2.12 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.12

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 244

EasygoingPowered-up

19.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.4

TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 398 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

27.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.4

Displacement / length

243.5

Comfort ratio

15.2

Capsize screening

2.12

Hull speed

5.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

368

Hull

Hull type

Centerboard (Trunk)

Construction

Wood

Production

Years built

First built 1925

Units built

250

Designer

John G. Alden

Builder

Graves Yacht Yard, George L. Chaisson, others

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