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Albin 79
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The Albin 79 is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Rolf Magnusson as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class cruiser-racer and first built in 1974.[1][2][3][4]
The Albin 79 designation indicates its length overall in decimetres.[1][2]
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Production
The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden from 1974 to 1977, with about 250 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]
Design
The Albin 79 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,653 lb (750 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 4.58 ft (1.40 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD5 diesel engine of 10 hp (7 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four to six people, with one cabin and one head.[2]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 517 sq ft (48.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 5.99 kn (11.09 km/h).[2]
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