Albin Vega

Sailboat specifications

The Albin Vega is a 27’1” (8.25m) cruising sailboat designed by Per Brohäll (Sweden). She was built between 1965 and 1979 by Albin Marine (Sweden).

Albin Vega's main features

Model: Albin Vega
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Albin Marine
Sailboat designer: Per Brohäll
Country: Sweden
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich Divinicell fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built: About 3450
First built hull: 1965
Last built hull: 1979
Appendages: Keel : semi-full keel
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Albin Vega's main dimensions

Hull length: 27’ 1”8.25 m
Waterline length: 24’ 7”7.5 m
Beam (width): 8’ 1”2.46 m
Draft: 3’ 10”1.17 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 5071 lb2300 kg
Ballast weight: 2017 lb915 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron

Albin Vega's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 403 ft²37.4 m²
Downwind sail area: 665 ft²61.8 m²
Mainsail area: 159 ft²14.8 m²
Genoa area: 243 ft²22.6 m²
Solent area: 212 ft²19.7 m²
Jib area: 145 ft²13.5 m²
Staysail area: 58 ft²5.4 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 506 ft²47 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 30’ 7”9.34 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 10’ 2”3.1 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 25’ 11”7.9 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 10’ 10”3.3 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 Vega's performances

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.: 8.0
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.: 231 ft²/T21.46 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.: 382 ft²/T35.47 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.: 154
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.: 40 %
Righting moment @ 1° iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle. Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.: 289 lb.ft40 kg.m
Righting moment @ 30° iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle. Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.: 6799 lb.ft940 kg.m
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.: 6.65 knots