Alajuela 48 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Ketch

LOA

53.75' · 16.38 m

Disp.

29,500 lbs · 13,381 kg

First year

1981

The Alajuela 48 stands as the rare and formidable flagship of the Alajuela Yacht Corp, representing the final, most ambitious evolution of the Huntington Beach builder’s bluewater philosophy. While the company earned its reputation through the William Atkindesigned Alajuela 38, the 48foot model was a departure into a larger, more contemporary cruising bracket, designed by naval architect Rod Cogan. Unlike the 38, which drew heavily from the Norwegian pilot boat tradition of Colin Archer, the Alajuela 48 was a more modern interpretation of the heavydisplacement doubleender, intended to offer the same legendary seaworthiness of its smaller siblings but with the speed and volume required for luxury longrange voyaging. Production numbers for the 48 were extremely limited—some records suggest as few as two to four hulls were completed—making it one of the most elusive and soughtafter vessels for collectors of Americanbuilt traditional cruisers.