Albin Express

Sailboat specifications

The Albin Express is a 25’6” (7.77m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Peter Norlin (Sweden). She was built between 1978 and 1985 by Albin Marine (Sweden).

Albin Express's main features

Model: Albin Express
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder: Albin Marine
Sailboat designer: Peter Norlin
Country: Sweden
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built: About 1400
First built hull: 1978
Last built hull: 1985
Appendages: Keel : fin without bulb
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Albin Express's main dimensions

Hull length: 25’ 6”7.77 m
Waterline length: 21’ 8”6.6 m
Beam (width): 8’ 2”2.49 m
Draft: 4’ 10”1.45 m
Mast height from D_WL: 39’ 5”12 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 3968 lb1800 kg
Ballast weight: 1764 lb800 kg

Albin Express's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 344 ft²32 m²
Downwind sail area: 673 ft²62.5 m²
Mainsail area: 188 ft²17.5 m²
Solent area: 156 ft²14.5 m²
Jib area: 111 ft²10.3 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 484 ft²45 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 29’ 2”8.9 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 10’3.05 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 31’ 2”9.5 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 11’3.35 m
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 Express'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.: 233 ft²/T21.63 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.: 455 ft²/T42.24 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.: 177
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.: 44 %
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.: 6.24 knots