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Alberg 34

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1984

A Carl Alberg-designed masthead sloop featuring a traditional long keel and a high comfort ratio for steady cruising

Designed by Carl Alberg, built by Nye Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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The Alberg 34, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Solé

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 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 377
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.7
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Alberg 34, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Alberg 34 is a Carl Alberg-designed Masthead Sloop with a Long Keel hull, built by Nye Yachts from 1984 to the present.18:11 It measures 10.4 meters LOA, with a 3.1-meter beam, 1.6-meter draft, and 6350 kg displacement.17:45 The design features a sail area to displacement ratio of 15.7 and a comfort ratio of 35.5.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.7
Displacement / length
376.9
Comfort ratio
35.5
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
918
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Units built
4
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Nye Yachts

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More boats like her, on the water

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.

Cape Dory 3310.07 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 1980s production masthead sloop with a 41% ballast ratio, occasionally factory-fitted with a Volvo diesel
EP#248 Cruising the Bahamas with @SailinWithTrout30:03from Sailing Into Oblivion
Sea Sprite 3410.31 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.3-metre fractional sloop with a long keel, also marketed as the Luders 34
Sailing S/V Southwind, a 1984 Sea Sprite 34from Hold Fast!
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33 Foot Sailboat for Less Than $10,000!0:55from Lady K Sailing
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Rustler 36 Boat Tour - He just bought the boat that won the #GGR2018 and says he could set sail now2:57from Golden Globe Race Official
Vancouver 34 Classic10.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a long keel and a balanced hull form refined with lead ballast for stability
EP#283 Circumnavigating the Atlantic with Simon@theoddvoyage14:09from Sailing Into Oblivion
Vancouver 34 Pilot10.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a deck saloon for protected cruising on a stable, long-keeled hull
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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Alberg 35A 1960s-era masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio, built for steady tracking and traditional offshore handlingAlberg 29A Carl Alberg-designed masthead sloop featuring a traditional long keel and a heavy displacement for steady cruisingAlberg 22A versatile 6.7-metre cruiser originally sold as a kit or under the Douglass and North American namesAlberg 30A classic Carl Alberg long-keeled masthead sloop built for over two decades, offering a stable and comfortable motionAlberg 37A long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to moulded fiberglassAloa 34A 1970 masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed by J. M. L'Hermenier for stable coastal cruising

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