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Albin 79

Sailboat specifications

The Albin 79 is a 25’11” (7.9m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Rolf Magnusson (Sweden). She was built between 1974 and 1977 by Albin Marine (Sweden).

Albin 79's main features

Model
Albin 79
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat collection
Country
Sweden
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
About 250
First built hull
1974
Last built hull
1977
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Albin 79's main dimensions

Hull length
25’ 11”7.9 m
Waterline length
20’6.1 m
Beam (width)
8’ 8”2.66 m
Draft
4’ 7”1.4 m
Light displacement (MLC)
4079 lb1850 kg
Ballast weight
1543 lb700 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron

Albin 79's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
379 ft²35.2 m²
Downwind sail area
637 ft²59.2 m²
Mainsail area
121 ft²11.2 m²
Genoa area
258 ft²24 m²
Solent area
194 ft²18 m²
Jib area
138 ft²12.8 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
517 ft²48 m²
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
26’ 7”8.1 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
7’ 11”2.4 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Albin 79's performances

IOR rating
 iIOR, or International Offshore Rule, was a measurement rule system used internationally for ocean racing. It allows boats of different sizes and designs to race each other fairly. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
18.0
HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
9.0
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.
251 ft²/T23.36 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.
423 ft²/T39.28 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.
231
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.
38 %
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.
5.99 knots

Albin 79's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
8 HP

Albin 79's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Head(s)
1
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