Albin Marine Albin 79
Sailboat
25′ 11″
Monohull
Since 1974
Overview
- Builder
- Albin Marine
- Model
- Albin 79
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1974–1977
- Designer
- Rolf Magnusson
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 25′ 11″ (7.90 m)
- Waterline length
- 20′ (6.10 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 8″ (2.64 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 7″ (1.40 m)
- Displacement
- 4,079 lb (1,850 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,543 lb (700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 8 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 379 sq ft (35.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.8
- Displacement / length
- 228
- Ballast ratio
- 38%
- Capsize screening
- 2.17
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 38 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- Sweden
- Genoa area
- 258 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 9.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- IOR rating
- 18.0
- Jib area
- 138 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single rudder on skeg
- Sailboat collection
- Quarter Ton class
- Solent area
- 194 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 517 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.