1981 Custom Joel White Ketch

ALISANDE was designed by Joel White and built by Brooklin Boatyard in 1981, based on the William Hand designed FUNDULUS as described in Roger Taylor’s “Good Boats”

A small yet capable ocean or coastal cruiser, a sistership was sailed to Pacific Islands and back by her owner with his wife and 2 small children.

Exceptionally well balanced, ALISANDE will sail herself on any point of sail in anything over five knots of wind – rendering her Autohelm 4000 superfluous in all but a flat calm.  All sails have been replaced in the past 8 years, and the Yanmar 3YGM was newly installed 2019.

ALISANDE is a salty, well built, comfortable cruising boat – relatively easy to maintain and promising her next owner many years of reliable service. 

Please email for copies of several articles written about the boat, as well as a recent survey that attests to her excellent condition.