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Albin Ballad

Sailboat specifications

The Albin Ballad is a 30’ (9.14m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Rolf Magnusson (Sweden). She was built between 1971 and 1982 by Albin Marine (Sweden).

Albin Ballad's main features

Model
Albin Ballad
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat collection
Country
Sweden
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich Divinicell fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
About 1500
First built hull
1971
Last built hull
1982
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 Ballad's main dimensions

Hull length
30’9.14 m
Waterline length
22’ 7”6.9 m
Beam (width)
9’ 8”2.96 m
Draft
5’ 1”1.55 m
Light displacement (MLC)
7275 lb3300 kg
Ballast weight
3417 lb1550 kg

Albin Ballad's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
518 ft²48.1 m²
Downwind sail area
925 ft²85.9 m²
Mainsail area
171 ft²15.9 m²
Genoa area
347 ft²32.2 m²
Solent area
271 ft²25.2 m²
Jib area
199 ft²18.5 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
753 ft²70 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Keel 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 Ballad'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.
21.7
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.
234 ft²/T21.7 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.
417 ft²/T38.75 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.
284
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.
47 %
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.
6.38 knots

Albin Ballad's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
10 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
8.7 gal33 liters

Albin Ballad's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
17.2 gal65 liters
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