Engineering:Albin 79
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Development | |
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Designer | Rolf Magnusson |
Location | Sweden |
Year | 1974 |
No. built | about 250 |
Builder(s) | Albin Marine |
Role | Cruiser-Racer |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) |
Draft | 4.58 ft (1.40 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fibreglass |
LOA | 25.92 ft (7.90 m) |
LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
Beam | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
Engine type | Volvo Penta MD5 10 hp (7 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,653 lb (750 kg) |
Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I (foretriangle height) | 30.78 ft (9.38 m) |
J (foretriangle base) | 10.17 ft (3.10 m) |
P (mainsail luff) | 26.63 ft (8.12 m) |
E (mainsail foot) | 7.83 ft (2.39 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 121 sq ft (11.2 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 138 sq ft (12.8 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 517 sq ft (48.0 m2) |
Gennaker area | 258 sq ft (24.0 m2) |
Other sails | Solent: 194 sq ft (18.0 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 379 sq ft (35.2 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 637 sq ft (59.2 m2) |
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]
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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Albin 79 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/albin-79.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Albin 79". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/albin-marine/albin-79.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rolf Magnusson". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/magnusson-rolf.
- ↑ "Rolf Magnusson". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/magnusson-rolf.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Albin Marine 1899 -". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/albin-marine.
- ↑ "Albin Marine". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/albin-marine.
External links
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