Albin Vega

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Hull no. 2209 from the side

Hull no. 2209 from the rear

The Albin Vega was a brand of yacht designed in 1965 and put into production in 1966 after extensive sea trials. Production ended in 1979 with almost 3400 hulls built. The manufacturer was Albin Marin of Kristinehamn, Sweden.

The Vega is considered a solid sailboat and it has cruised around the world on many occasions the more extreme being trips to Antarctica and to the north of Spitsbergen.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Technical data

LOA 8.25 m 27 ft 1 in
LWL 7.00 m 23 ft 2 in
Beam 2.46 m 8 ft 1 in
Draught 1.17 m 3 ft 10 in
Displacement 2,300 kg 5,090 lb
Ballast 915 kg 2,015 lb
Sail area 31.7 m² 341 ft²

[edit] Albin Vega Reviews

• http://www.bluemoment.com/boatreviews/vegareview.html

[edit] References

[http://www.albinowners.com/ Albin Owners Group U.S. ]==Additional links==

• Albin Vega Worldwide Page
• American Vega Association
• British Albin Vega Association
• Yahoo group for Albin Vega owners
• Yachtsnet archive
• The Vega Berserk in Antartica
• Sail plan and hull drawings
• The Vega Handbook by Per Brohall

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