BoatsCoastwise Cruiser (#675)

Coastwise Cruiser (#675)

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · 1938–1944

A 1938 John G. Alden design featuring a long keel and a fractional rig, often modified with a bowsprit for cutter duty

Designed by John G. Alden & Carl Alberg, built by James E. Graves Inc.

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 45 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 45
CoastalBluewater

At 1.50 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.50
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 445
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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
37.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
444.5
Comfort ratio
44.7
Capsize screening
1.50
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
906
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1938–1944
Units built
38
Designer
John G. Alden, Carl Alberg
Builder
James E. Graves Inc, Graves Yacht Yard

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Tradewind Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA long-keeled cutter designed by John Rock that has remained in production since the 1970s
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