Albin Marine was a

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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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s. Founded in 1899, the company was wound up and its brand sold in 2008.

History

The company was founded in 1899 as a builder of marine engines and the company produced its first boat in 1929. The first

boat design produced was the Vega 27 in 1965. Some of its later sailboats were produced under contract in

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. The company produced sailboats from length overall, many of which were designed by Swedish designers and . In 2008 the company's

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was purchased by an American company and it was used for a line of

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s, although the Swedish company ceased to exist.

Boats

Summary of boats built by Albin Marine: * Vega 27 - 1965 * Viggen 23 - 1966 * Shipman 28 - 1969 * Scampi 30-2 - 1970 * Singoalla 34 - 1970 * Ballad 30 - 1971 * Scampi 30-4 - 1973 * Albin 79 - 1974 *

Accent 26 The Accent 26, also called the Albin Accent and the Shipman Accent, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class cruiser- racer and first built in 1975. Production The design was ...

- 1975 * Albin 82 MS - 1975 * Albin 57 - 1977 *

Albin Express The Albin Express is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1978. The design was intended as a competitor to the J/24. Production The design was built by Albin Marine in Swed ...

- 1978 *

Cumulus 28 The Cumulus 28, also called the Albin Cumulus, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 19 ...

- 1978 * Albin 7.8 - 1979 * Cirrus 7.8 - 1979 * Stratus 36 - 1980 *

Nimbus 42 The Nimbus 42 is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Americans F. Michael Kaufman and Robert Ladd as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 362 ...

- 1981 * Nova 33 - 1981 * Delta 31 - 1983 * Alpha 29 - 1984

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* {{Albin Marine Albin Marine

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