Albin Vega
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| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 8.25 m |
| Length WL : | 7.20 m |
| Width above sea level : | 2.46 m |
| Draft : | 1.17 m |
| Weight (ready to sail): | 2300 kg |
| Weight (ballast, keel): | 915 kg |
| Sail area | |
| Sail area close to the wind : | 28.3 m² |
| Mainsail : | 14.8 m² |
| Jib : | 13.5 m² |
| Genoa : | 19.7 m² |
| Spinnaker : | 47 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop |
The Albin Vega is a type of sailboat built at the Albin Marin shipyard ( Kristinehamn ) in Sweden . It was designed by Per Brohäll in 1964. The first prototype, still in wood, was launched on July 29, 1965. Series production took place in glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) . By the time production was stopped in 1979, 3450 ships left the shipyard.
Matt Rutherford sailed from June 2011 to May 2012 with his Albin Vega Saint Brendan as the first person to sail non-stop around America (North and South America) with one hand. The Saint Brendan was the smallest ship to date that passed through the Northwest Passage .
literature
The boat was tested in Yacht magazine , issue 12/1973.
Web links
Commons : Albin Vega - collection of images, videos and audio files
Footnotes
- ↑ www.sailmagazine.com September 12, 2011: Around the Americas on a 27-footer