Model: ALDEN 44,6 KETCH Type: sailing yacht LOA (m): 13,59 Beam (m): 4,00 Draft (m): 2,05 Year built: 1984 Builder: Nigel Haliwell Country: South Africa Designer: John Alden Displacement (t): 18,14 Ballast (tonnes): 8 Gross tonnage: 20,05 Net tonnage: 17,78 Hull material: wood Hull colour: cream off-white Hull shape: full bilged Keel type: long keel Superstructure material: 2022 sanded & painted wood Rubbing strake: wood Deck material: IROCO 2,8mm recaulked 2020 wood Deck finish: IROCO & TEAK at cockpit teak Superstructure deck finish: teak Cockpit deck finish: teak Antifouling (year): Every year sanded & painted (International 6400 interspeed) 2022 Deckhatch: yes Fuel tank (litre): x2, Total 400 Lt stainless steel Freshwater tank (litre): x2, 500 Lt, VETUS pump stainless steel Blackwater tank (litre): x1, 100 Lt, JABSCO pump polyethylene Greywater tank (litre): Jabsco membrane of the pump Wheel steering: Turning screw mechanical Outside helm position: yes More info on hull: 2022 sanded & painted More info on paintwork: Varnished areas take 2 layers of 2 compon, epifanes spring Autum Extra info: Restoration 2012 Extra info: The yacht still takes part in yacht races & Regattas Extra info: 2022: cleaning of cooling &injectors, new diesel & water pumps Designed by the American John Alden under the code name RENA CLASS 0744N & constructed in Cape Town in 1984 using Iroko wood for the Hull & Deck and Teak for the interior. Plans were brought from Alden co through Peabody Museum Massachusetts U.S by British captain N. Halliwell. He believed the yacht was ideal for transatlantic passages. He did 60.000 nm in 5 years from South Africa to USA, UK and back to Africa.For more information: ALDEN 44,6 KETCH for sale at De Valk Yacht Brokers - Click here: