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Albin 57

Sailboat specifications

The Albin 57 is a 18’10” (5.74m) cruising sailboat designed by Rolf Magnusson (Sweden). She was built between 1977 and 1981 by Albin Marine (Sweden).

Albin 57's main features

Model
Albin 57
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Coastal cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Sweden
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
About 400
First built hull
1977
Last built hull
1981
Appendages
Lifting keel : swing keel
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
Yes
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Albin 57's main dimensions

Hull length
18’ 10”5.74 m
Waterline length
16’ 5”5 m
Beam (width)
7’ 11”2.41 m
Draft
4’ 4”1.3 m
Draft when appendages up
2’0.6 m
Light displacement (MLC)
1764 lb800 kg
Ballast weight
562 lb255 kg

Albin 57's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
167 ft²15.5 m²
Downwind sail area
366 ft²34 m²
Mainsail area
97 ft²9 m²
Jib area
70 ft²6.5 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
269 ft²25 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 7/8
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Albin 57's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
194 ft²/T17.99 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
425 ft²/T39.45 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
181
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
32 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
5.43 knots

Albin 57's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 outboard engine

Albin 57's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Berth(s)
4
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