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Albin Express |
Brief details |
Builder |
Albin Marin AB, Sweden |
The Albin Express
is a small cruiser-racer, offering high performance sailing with
basic accommodation. The design was conceived as a small racer that
could also be cruised around the coast. An unusual boat in England,
they are popular in the Baltic, with some raced as a one-design
class. |
LOA |
25' 6" |
Sail area |
350 sq ft main and 110% jib |
LWL |
21' 7" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
8' 2" |
Cabins |
1 |
Draught |
4' 9" |
Berths |
4 |
Displacement |
3,970 lbs |
Engine |
outboard |
Ballast |
1,765 lbs |
BHP |
4 - 9 |
Keel type |
Fin |
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Designed in 1978 by Peter Norlin, who was
responsible for the very successful Scampi series of racers,
as well as many of the high quality Sweden Yachts fast cruisers,
the Albin Express was intended as a high performance small
one-design racer. The design is often compared to the well
known J24, but the Express is less beamy and has more ballast,
making her less dependent on crew weight for stability. The
Express also has much more usable accommodation than the J24.
Around 1,100 of these boats have been sold, although most
of these have remained in Scandinavia, where they are still
a popular club racing class. |
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