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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Peter Norlin |
| Location | Sweden |
| Year | 1978 |
| No. built | about 1,400 |
| Builder(s) | Albin Marine |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Albin Express |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,968 lb (1,800 kg) |
| Draft | 4.75 ft (1.45 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 25.50 ft (7.77 m) |
| LWL | 21.58 ft (6.58 m) |
| Beam | 8.20 ft (2.50 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,764 lb (800 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 29.20 ft (8.90 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.01 ft (3.05 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 31.17 ft (9.50 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.99 ft (3.35 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 188 sq ft (17.5 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 111 sq ft (10.3 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 484 sq ft (45.0 m2) |
| Other sails | Solent: 156 sq ft (14.5 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 344 sq ft (32.0 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 673 sq ft (62.5 m2) |
The Albin Express is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1978.[1][2][3][4][5]
The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1978 and 1985, with about 1,400 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][6][7]
The Albin Express is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of swept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,968 lb (1,800 kg) and carries 1,764 lb (800 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 4.75 ft (1.45 m) with the standard keel. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee on the port side of the main cabin and an aft cabin with a quarter berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink and can be slid aft to stow out of the way. The boat layout shows no provisions for a head.[1][2]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 484 sq ft (45.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.24 kn (11.56 km/h).[2]
The boat is supported by an active class club based in Germany that organizes racing events, the Deutsche Express Klassenvereinigung (English: German Express Class Association).[8]
