Zephyr 36 (Alden)
Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1960–1963
A keel-centerboard masthead sloop with hulls molded by Halmatic and finished by LeComte for versatile deep-water sailing
Designed by John G. Alden, built by Halmatic Ltd.
- 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.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.75 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
400 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
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