Albin 57
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Albin 57
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|image caption = Presentation of the Albin 57 at Albin Marin, Kristinehamn
|designer = Rolf Magnusson
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|location = Sweden
|year = 1977
|no built = 400
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|builder = Albin Marine
|role = Cruiser
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|trapeze =
|draft = {{convert|4.26|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the keel down
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|displacement = {{convert|1764|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|hulls =
|hull type = monohull
|construction = fibreglass
|loa = {{convert|18.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|16.40|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|7.91|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Outboard motor
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|keel type = swing keel
|ballast = {{convert|562|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|21.82|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|7.38|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|21.98|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|7.87|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|97|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|70|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea spin = {{convert|269|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Albin 57 is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by Rolf Magnusson as a coastal cruiser and first built in 1977.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/albin-57|title= Albin 57 sailboat|access-date= 1 December 2020|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201202001022/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/albin-57|archive-date= 2 December 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/magnusson-rolf|title= Rolf Magnusson|access-date= 1 December 2020|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201202001034/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/magnusson-rolf|archive-date= 2 December 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/albin-marine/albin-57|title = Albin 57|access-date = 1 December 2020|work = Boat-Specs.com|year = 2020|archive-url = https://archive.today/20201202000907/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/albin-marine/albin-57|archive-date = 2 December 2020|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/magnusson-rolf|title = Rolf Magnusson|access-date = 4 December 2020|work = Boat-Specs.com|year = 2020|archive-url = https://archive.today/20201204140506/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/magnusson-rolf|archive-date = 4 December 2020|url-status = live}}
The boat's designation is its metric length overall in decimetres.
Production
The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1977 and 1981, with about 400 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/albin-marine|title = Albin Marine 1899 -|access-date = 1 December 2020|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url = https://archive.today/20201202001145/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/albin-marine|archive-date = 2 December 2020|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/albin-marine|title = Albin Marine|access-date = 1 December 2020|work = Boat-Specs.com|year = 2020|archive-url = https://archive.today/20201202005949/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/albin-marine|archive-date = 2 December 2020|url-status = live}}
Design
The Albin 57 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, wire standing rigging and a single set of swept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel. It displaces {{convert|1764|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|562|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.26|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the swing keel extended and {{convert|1.97|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove. There are hull-mounted rectangular ports on both sides of the boat.
For sailing the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of {{convert|269|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. It has a hull speed of {{convert|5.43|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
At one time the boat was supported by a class club that organized racing events, Albin 57 Owners Association, but it seem to be no longer existent.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/albin-57-site|title= Albin 57 site|access-date= 1 December 2020|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201202000919/https://sailboatdata.com/association/albin-57-site|archive-date= 2 December 2020|url-status= live}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO3jwyVQ4pA Video: Sailing an Albin 57]
{{Albin Marine}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs