BoatsA.H. Moody Vertue

A.H. Moody Vertue

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1936

A 1936 Jack Laurent Giles design with a long production run that continues today in GRP by Bossom Boat Yard

Designed by Jack Laurent Giles, built by A. H. Moody.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

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 48 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 48
CoastalBluewater

At 1.35 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.35
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 431
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.1
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

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 ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 252 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.1
Displacement / length
430.8
Comfort ratio
47.7
Capsize screening
1.35
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
550
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1936
Units built
100
Designer
Jack Laurent Giles
Builder
A.H. Moody, Sons, Cheoy Lee, E.F.Elkins, Bossoms Boatyard

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Sea Sprite 309.20 mSame hull family1.6 m longerA 9.2-metre cruiser with a 41% ballast ratio, delivering a stiff and steady motion for coastal passages
Pacific Seacraft Orion 279.42 mSame hull family1.8 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Henry Mohrschladt for offshore stability and traditional long-keel handling
Alberg 309.22 mSame hull family1.6 m longerA 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passages
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull family1.6 m longerA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising
Cape Dory 278.25 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 1977-1985 production masthead sloop featuring a 40% ballast ratio for stability in a traditional full-keel hull

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