BOOTHBAY CHALLENGER (ALDEN)
Masthead Ketch • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1968–1976
Dimensions
- LOA
- 58.58 ft
- LWL
- 41 ft
- Beam
- 15.17 ft
- Max Draft
- 12.25 ft
- Min Draft
- 5.33 ft
- Displacement
- 53,300 lbs
- Ballast
- 11,800 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.61 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.3
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 345
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 22.1%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1534 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Keel/Cbrd.
- Rig Type
- Masthead Ketch
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1968
- Last Built
- 1976
- Number Built
- 14
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Perkins
- Engine Model
- 6-354
- Power
- 115 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 500 gal
- Fuel
- 400 gal
Notes:
Alden design #1011. Available with a center or aft cockpit though most were delivered with the former. The design also features tandem centerboards.
Designer
- John G. Alden (1884–1962)
Builder
- Hodgdon Bros. (USA) (1955)