Albin Express
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The Albin Express is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1978.[1][2][3][4][5]
Quick Facts Development, Designer ...
Development | |
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Designer | Peter Norlin |
Location | Sweden |
Year | 1978 |
No. built | about 1,400 |
Builder(s) | Albin Marine |
Role | Cruiser-Racer |
Name | Albin Express |
Boat | |
Displacement | 3,968 lb (1,800 kg) |
Draft | 4.75 ft (1.45 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fibreglass |
LOA | 25.50 ft (7.77 m) |
LWL | 21.58 ft (6.58 m) |
Beam | 8.20 ft (2.50 m) |
Engine type | Outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,764 lb (800 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 29.20 ft (8.90 m) |
J foretriangle base | 10.01 ft (3.05 m) |
P mainsail luff | 31.17 ft (9.50 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.99 ft (3.35 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 188 sq ft (17.5 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 111 sq ft (10.3 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 484 sq ft (45.0 m2) |
Other sails | Solent: 156 sq ft (14.5 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 344 sq ft (32.0 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 673 sq ft (62.5 m2) |
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