The Albin 7.8, also known as the Albin Cirrus and the Cirrus 7.8, is a
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sailboat that was designed by
Peter Norlin
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and first built in 1979.
Production
The design was built by
Albin Marine
Albin Marine was a Swedish boat builder. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. Founded in 1899, the company was wound up and its brand sold in 2008.
History
The company was founded in 1899 as a builder ...
in
Sweden
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between 1979 and 1984, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Albin 7.8 is a recreational
keelboat, built predominantly of
fibreglass. It has a
fractional sloop
A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
rig, a
raked stem, a
reverse transom, a transom-hung
rudder controlled by a
tiller and a fixed fin
keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish
Volvo Penta MD5
diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a
hull speed of .
Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by an active class club based in Sweden that organized racing events, the ''Albin 78 Klubben'' (English: ''Albin 78 Club'').
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
References
External links
Photo of a Cirrus 7.8 showing the bowPhoto of a Cirrus 7.8 showing the transomCirrus 7.8 sailing video
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Keelboats
1970s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Peter Norlin
Sailboat types built by Albin Marine