BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Offshore 44

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Offshore 44

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · 1968–1974

A 1968 John G. Alden design featuring a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.68-metre draft for stable, blue-water voyaging

Designed by Alden, Assoc & 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 43 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 43
CoastalBluewater

At 1.64 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.64
LightHeavy

333 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 333
EasygoingPowered-up

10.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 10.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 28%

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

  • Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 309 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.8
Displacement / length
333.2
Comfort ratio
43.2
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1626
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1968–1974
Units built
17
Designer
Alden, Assoc, John G. Alden
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 12.99-meter staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Island Packet 43914.33 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruising

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