Alpha 2
Description
Overview of the Alpha 2 Sailboat The Alpha 2 (also styled as ALPHA-2) is an American 18-foot sailing dory designed by Jim Macknezz for amateur boatbuilders, offered by Glen-L Marine Designs since the 1980s. This lightweight, trailerable daysailer draws inspiration from classic New England "Beachcomber-Alpha" club dories and rugged Swampscott dories, modified for modern sheet plywood construction. It's a fractional sloop with a centerboard and shallow-draft rudder, making it ideal for beach launching, beaching, and family day sailing in protected waters like bays, lakes, or coastal areas. The design emphasizes simplicity, seaworthiness, and low cost, suitable for first-time builders or experienced hobbyists. No full production run exists—it's primarily a plans-and-kits model, with hundreds of examples built worldwide by individuals.
Construction Details
| Designer | Jim Macknezz |
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| LOA | 25.430 ft |
| LWL | 20.010 ft |
| Beam | 8.200 ft |
| Displacement | 5026 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.100 ft |
| Min Draft | 4.250 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.