Alpa Yachts 42
Staysail Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1973
A staysail ketch built from the same hull mold as the 1969 Alpa 12.7, later adapted for the Zuanelli 42
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 43 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.51 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
223 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
11.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Heavier than ~91% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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