Albin Vega
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Albin Vega
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| Current specifications | |
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| LOA | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| LWL | 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 1.17 m (3 ft 10 in) |
| Hull weight | 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) |
| Main & jib area | 31.7 m2 (341 sq ft) |
| Development | |
| Year | 1965 |
| Designer | Per Brohäll |
Albin Express is a 8.25-metre (27.1 ft) sailboat class designed by Per Brohäll and built in about 3,500 copies by Kristinehamn-based Albin Marin during 1966–80.[1]
The Vega is considered a solid sailboat and it has cruised around the world on many occasions, the more extreme being trips made by Jarle Andhøy and his crews to Antarctica[2] and to the north of Spitsbergen[3] in Berserk.
A 36-year-old Albin Vega sailboat, christened St. Brendan in honor of the 6th-century Irish explorer monk St. Brendan, was used by Matt Rutherford of Annapolis, Maryland in his successful 314 day, 27,077 mile solo circumnavigation of North and South America which was officially completed on 18 April 2012, when Rutherford crossed the start and finish line—the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel outside Norfolk, Virginia .[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ David Mercy, "Berserk in the Antarctic", Summersdale Publishers, ISBN 978-1-84024-479-3
- ↑ Jarle Andhøy and Alex Rosén, "Berserk til Valhall", Flyt forlag. ISBN 978-82-92465-29-5
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- http://www.bluemoment.com/boatreviews/vegareview.html
- http://bluewaterboats.org/albin-vega-27/
- Albin Vega Worldwide Page
- American Vega Association
- British Albin Vega Association
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