Alubat Ovni 430 Sailboats for Sale

The Alubat Ovni 430 represents a significant evolutionary step for the French shipyard, serving as a direct replacement and refinement of the earlier Ovni 400. Built in Les Sablesd'Olonne, this allaluminum "dériveur intégral" (integral centerboarder) is designed for highlatitude exploration and longdistance blue water cruising. While it carries a "430" designation, its hull length remains virtually identical to its predecessor at approximately 12.30 meters (40' 4"), though its internal volume and structural engineering have been radically modernized. As noted by Alubat America, the 430 is characterized by a highvolume hull with an inverted, rounded bow and a semithick aluminum construction strategy—utilizing 10mm plating for the bottom and 8mm for the topsides—to lower the center of gravity and improve stability.