BoatsMalabar SR. (Alden)

Malabar SR. (Alden)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1956–1963

A John G. Alden design built globally, this long-keeled masthead sloop offers a stable and comfortable cruising platform

Designed by John G. Alden, built by Le Compte.

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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.65 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.65
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 417
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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
31.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
417.4
Comfort ratio
36.5
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
842
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1956–1963
Units built
24
Designer
John G. Alden
Builder
Le Compte, LeComte Yachts

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Allied Yachts Luders 3310.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Luders-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and heavy displacement for stable, classic offshore cruising
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch
Westsail 329.75 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA fiberglass adaptation of William Atkin's Thistle design, this heavy-displacement cutter saw 834 hulls built.
Vancouver 34 Pilot10.44 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a deck saloon for protected cruising on a stable, long-keeled hull

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