Albin Vega
1960s Swedish recreational keelboat
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The Albin Vega is a recreational keelboat built by Albin Marine in Sweden from 1965 to 1979 with about 3,450 completed.[1]
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| 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 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 propeller 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.
