Albin Vega
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Per Brohäll |
| Location | Sweden |
| Year | 1965 |
| No. built | about 3450 |
| Builder | Albin Marine |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Albin Vega |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 5,070 lb (2,300 kg) |
| Draft | 3.67 ft (1.12 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 27.08 ft (8.25 m) |
| LWL | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| Beam | 8.08 ft (2.46 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta MD6A 13 hp (10 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | modified long keel |
| Ballast | 2,017 lb (915 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.80 ft (9.39 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.17 ft (3.10 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 25.92 ft (7.90 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 159 sq ft (14.8 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 145 sq ft (13.5 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 506 sq ft (47.0 m2) |
| Gennaker area | 243 sq ft (22.6 m2) |
| Other sails | Solent: 212 sq ft (19.7 m2) Staysail: 58 sq ft (5.4 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 403 sq ft (37.4 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 665 sq ft (61.8 m2) |
The Albin Vega is a recreational keelboat built by Albin Marine in Sweden from 1965 to 1979 with about 3,450 completed.[1]
The narrow fibreglass hull has a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot.[2] It has a slight reverse sheer.
It is a masthead sloop with a deck-stepped mast and a single set of unswept spreaders. It may be equipped with a spinnaker.[3] It sails well in a range of conditions and is well balanced.[2]
Early models used Volvo Penta MB10A 15 hp or Albin 022 13 hp gasoline engines. Volvo diesels were offered starting in 1972 with the 10 hp MD6A.[4] the placement of the propellor aft of the rudder can affect motoring in reverse.[2]
It has four berths. The galley is on both sides of the companionway ladder, with the two-burner stove to port and the sink to starboard. A navigation station is on the starboard side. With an 8-foot beam, the cabin is smaller than that typically found on more recent designs.[5] Cabin headroom is 170 cm.[2] The head and V-berth are enclosed from the main cabin.
Gallery
References
- ^ Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 89, ISBN 91-89564-19-7
- ^ a b c d Nicholson, Darrell (14 June 2000). "Albin Vega". Practical Sailor. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ^ "Review and history of the Albin Vega 27". bluewaterboats.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Tillverkningshistoria - Vegaklubbens hemsida" (in Swedish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ^ Vigor, John. "Albin Vega: Modest but Tough". Good Old Boat magazine. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
See also
- Jarle Andhøy: sailed an Albin Vega in the polar regions.[1][2]
- Matt Rutherford: did a solo circumnavigation of North and South America in an Albin Vega.[3]
Further reading
- Log of the Mahina by John Neal. A book following the voyages of Neal aboard the Albin Vega Mahina ISBN 978-0918074027
External links
- Media related to Albin Vega at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ David Mercy, "Berserk in the Antarctic", Summersdale Publishers, ISBN 978-1-84024-479-3
- ^ Jarle Andhøy and Alex Rosén, "Berserk til Valhall", Flyt forlag. ISBN 978-82-92465-29-5
- ^ Shenin, Dave (21 April 2012). "Sailor Matt Rutherford welcomed home in Annapolis after sailing solo around the Americas". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.