Alden 46 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

47.67' · 14.53 m

Displ.

32,000 lbs · 14,515 kg

First year

1987

The Alden 46 stands as a quintessential example of the "Modern Classic" movement that defined the latter years of the Alden design office. Conceived by Niels Helleberg and primarily constructed by TillotsonPearson Inc. (TPI) in Rhode Island, the 46 was the direct successor to the legendary Alden 44. It was designed for the discerning yachtsman who demanded the aesthetic grace of a traditional yacht—complete with a clipperesque bow and a gentle sheer line—but required the underwater geometry of a contemporary performance cruiser. The hull is a robust fiberglass composite, often utilizing TPI’s advanced vacuumbagging or SCRIMP technology in later hulls, ensuring a high strengthtoweight ratio that remains rare in semicustom cruising yachts of its era.