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Alden Yachts 44

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · 1976–1991

A versatile cutter with a keel-centreboard configuration, designed for deep-water stability and shoal-draft flexibility

Designed by Alden Associates, Nils Helleberg & Niels Helleberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 276
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
276.3
Comfort ratio
35.3
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1522
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1991
Units built
40
Designer
Alden Associates, Nils Helleberg, Niels Helleberg
Builder
Alden Yachts, Tillotson Pearson

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The family

Boats like this

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

Alden Yachts 44 MIIAn evolution of the Alden 44 featuring a modified rudder, repositioned propeller, and updated interior layoutAlden Yachts 43A masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, offered with a choice of traditional or reverse transoms.Alden Yachts 45A Niels Helleberg design featuring a traditional counter stern and a deep fin keel for offshore performanceAlden Yachts 46A Niels Helleberg-designed masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile deep-water performanceAlden Yachts 54An extended-stern evolution of the 50-foot series, available in both center and aft cockpit layouts as well as cutter or ketchAlden Yachts 48An evolution of the Alden 46 featuring an extended stern for increased waterline length and interior volume

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