Viggen 23
Swedish recreational keelboat
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The Viggen 23, also called the Albin Viggen, is a recreational keelboat that was designed by Per Brohäll.[1][2][3][4] It was built by Shipyard Karlskrona in Sweden from 1966 to 1971. It then had its rudder and keel modified and was built by Albin Marine from 1971 until 1977. A total of about 1,450 boats were built, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Per Brohäll |
| Location | Sweden |
| Year | 1966 |
| No. built | about 1,450 |
| Builder(s) | Shipyard Karlskrona Albin Marine |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Viggen 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,086 lb (1,400 kg) |
| Draft | 3.64 ft (1.11 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 23.29 ft (7.10 m) |
| LWL | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Beam | 7.35 ft (2.24 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,323 lb (600 kg) |
| Rudder | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 27.33 ft (8.33 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 6.56 ft (2.00 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 22.51 ft (6.86 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.86 ft (2.70 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 110 sq ft (10 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 108 sq ft (10.0 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 463 sq ft (43.0 m2) |
| Gennaker area | 210 sq ft (20 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 320 sq ft (30 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 573 sq ft (53.2 m2) |
The Viggen 23 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 spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,086 lb (1,400 kg) and carries 1,323 lb (600 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 3.64 ft (1.11 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove. A navigation station is opposite the galley, hidden under the starboard side seat.[7] The head is located under the v-berth fill-in.[7] The fresh water tank has a capacity of 11.9 U.S. gallons (45 L; 9.9 imp gal).[1][2]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 463 sq ft (43.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 5.95 kn (11.02 km/h).[2]
