1884 – 1962 • Website
John G. Alden opened his design officed in 1909. By 1932, he was known worldwide in part due to his "Malabar" design's success on the offshore racing scene between 1923 and 1932. John Alden is best known for his fast and seaworthy offshore boats but he designed a broad range of exceptional boats and most of his designs have become true classics.
Others who had their start with the firm include Fenwick Williams, Clifford Swain, Sam Crocker, Carl Alberg, Murray Peterson and K. Aage Nielsen.
Tillotson Corp, the parent corporation of John G. Alden Inc. of MA, specified that the John G. Alden collection of designs be donated to MIT's Hart Nautical Collection.
| Name | LOA (ft) | First Built | Last Built | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEN 32 MOTOR SAILER | 31.5 | 1967 | 1973 | Masthead Sloop |
| ALDEN 50 (CHEOY LEE) | 50.33 | 1967 | — | Masthead Ketch |
| ALDEN O CLASS MK I | 18.25 | 1922 | 1925 | Fractional Sloop |
| ALDEN O CLASS MK II | 18.17 | 1925 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| BARNACLE 34 | 33.92 | 1940 | 1942 | Fractional Sloop |
| BIRD (SF BAY) | 30.08 | 1923 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| BOOTHBAY CHALLENGER (ALDEN) | 58.58 | 1968 | 1976 | Masthead Ketch |
| BOOTHBAY EXPLORER (ALDEN) | 58.58 | 1971 | 1974 | Masthead Ketch |
| BRISTOL 35 | 34.65 | 1966 | 1978 | Masthead Sloop |
| CARAVELLE 42 (ALDEN) | 41.57 | 1968 | 1973 | Masthead Sloop |
| CHALLENGER 38 (ALDEN) | 38.5 | 1960 | 1965 | Masthead Yawl |
| COASTWISE CRUISER (#675) | 36.42 | 1938 | 1944 | Fractional Sloop |
| COUNTESS 44 (PEARSON) | 44.5 | 1965 | 1970 | Masthead Ketch |
| DOLPHIN 47 (ALDEN) | 46.92 | 1973 | 1978 | Staysail Ketch |
| DUXBURY DUCK | 18 | 1925 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| FUJI 35 | 34.58 | 1973 | 1982 | Staysail Ketch |
| FUJI 45 | 45 | 1976 | — | Staysail Ketch |
| HINCKLEY 21 | 28.5 | 1946 | 1950 | Fractional Sloop |
| HINCKLEY 28 | 40.75 | 1945 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| INDIAN | 21.17 | 1921 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| INDIAN HARBOR Y.C. ONE-DESIGN | 31.75 | 1916 | — | Gaffhead Sloop |
| MALABAR JR. (1927) | 30 | 1927 | — | Sloop or Yawl |
| MALABAR JR. (1939) | 31.33 | 1935 | — | Masthead Sloop |
| MALABAR JR. (1946) | 32.5 | 1946 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| MALABAR SR. (ALDEN) | 33.25 | 1956 | 1963 | Masthead Sloop |
| MISTRAL 36 (ALDEN) | 36.33 | 1963 | 1968 | Masthead Sloop |
| NANTUCKET ONE-DESIGN (INDIAN) | 21.17 | 1929 | 1931 | Fractional Sloop |
| NICHOLSON 38 | 37.83 | 1966 | 1975 | Masthead Ketch |
| NORDFARER 42 (ALDEN) | 41.58 | 1956 | 1960 | Masthead Yawl |
| NORTH HAVEN DINGHY | 14.46 | 1919 | — | Gaff head Cat |
| OFFSHORE 44 (CHEOY LEE) | 43.67 | 1968 | 1974 | Masthead Ketch |
| OFFSHORE 50 (CHEOY LEE) | 50.33 | 1966 | — | Masthead Ketch |
| OFFSHORE 53 MS (CHEOY LEE) | 52.75 | 1972 | — | Masthead Ketch |
| PEQUOT-BLACK ROCK OD (INDIAN) | 21.93 | 1926 | 1932 | Fractional Sloop |
| SAKONNET 23 | 23.17 | 1997 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| SAKONNET ONE-DESIGN | 18.33 | 1939 | — | Fractional Sloop |
| STAMFORD ONE-DESIGN | 26.75 | 1919 | 1920 | Gaffhead Sloop |
| TRIANGLE ONE-DESIGN | 28.5 | 1926 | 1933 | Fractional Sloop |
| US ONE-DESIGN | 37.75 | 1946 | 1948 | Fractional Sloop |
| WELLINGTON 47 | 46.92 | 1969 | 1980 | Cutter |
| ZEPHYR 36 (ALDEN) | 36.33 | 1960 | 1963 | Masthead Sloop |