Carl Alberg (11 April 1901 – 31 August 1986) was a Swedish born

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known for his influence in early

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boats.

Career

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Alberg moved to the United States in 1925 where he began working as a rigger then later as a

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maker. Alberg was then hired by

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as a designer. His successful career and current fame as a designer however can be linked back to his partnership with

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and early fiberglass yacht construction. Their first collaboration was the Pearson Triton, a 28 foot fiberglass yacht which today is still frequently seen sailing oceans around the world. Alberg later designed several other models for Pearson yachts. He also designed the first model for Bristol yachts. One of his most famous and popular designs is also one of his earliest, the

Alberg 30 The Alberg 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Carl Alberg and first built in 1962. The Alberg 30 incorporates design elements from the similar Alberg Odyssey 30 of two years earlier. Production The boat was built by Whitby Boat ...

which was built by Whitby Boatworks in Canada as a one design club racer. This boat had a record breaking production run of over 750 boats spanning 22 years and proved a good platform for ocean cruising. Another successful partnership was with Cape Dory Yachts who produced 10 different models designed by Alberg.

Designs

Alberg's boat designs include: * Malabar Junior - 1935 * Coastwise Crusier - 1938 * Hinckley 21 - 1946 *

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- 1946 * Pearson Triton - 1958 * Sea Sprite 23 - 1958 *

Odyssey 30 The Odyssey 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by George Harding Cuthbertson, George Cuthbertson of C&C Design and first built in 1987. The design is often confused with a different boat with the same name, the Carl Alberg designed 1 ...

- 1960 *

Pearson Electra The Pearson Electra is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) racer and first built in 1960.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 190. Internatio ...

- 1960 *

Alberg 35 The Alberg 35 is a fiberglass sailboat designed by Carl Alberg. It is also known as the Pearson Alberg 35. The design was produced not only by Pearson Yachts in Rhode Island, but also by AeroMarine Composites and Ericson Yachts. It is the larger cou ...

- 1961 * Hawk 16 - 1961 *

- 1962 * Arial 26 - 1962 *

Pearson Ensign The Pearson Ensign, or Ensign 22, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a one-design racer and day sailer and first built in 1962. It is the largest full-keel one-design keelboat class in the United States. ...

- 1962 * Douglas 22 - 1963 * North American 22 - 1963 * Commander 26 - 1964 * Jouet Triton - 1965 * South Coast 21 - 1965 *

South Coast 23 The South Coast 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a daysailer and cruiser and first built in 1965.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 255. International Marine/McGraw ...

- 1965 * Bristol 19 - 1966 * Bristol 27 - 1966 * Corinthian 19 - 1966 *

Kittiwake 23 The Kittiwake 23, also called the Kittiwake 24 and the Kenner Kittiwake, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a cruiser and first built in 1966. It is named for the species of gull.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sail ...

- 1966 *

Alberg 37 The Alberg 37 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a racer- cruiser and first built in 1967.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 308-309. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1 ...

- 1967 * South Coast 22 - 1968 *

Alberg 22 The Alberg 22 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Swedish-American naval architect Carl Alberg and first built in 1970.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 146-147. H ...

- 1970 * Alberg 23 - 1970 *

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- 1974 * Typhoon 18 - 1974 * Alberg 29 - 1976 * Cape Dory 30C - 1976 * Cape Dory 30K - 1976 * Cape Dory 27 - 1977 * Cape Dory 36 - 1978 * Eclipse 6.7 - 1978 *

Cape Dory 33 The Cape Dory 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 260-261. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...

- 1980 *

Cape Dory 22 The Cape Dory 22 is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 150-151. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...

- 1981 * Cape Dory 25D - 1981 * Cape Dory 45 - 1982 * Cape Dory 31 - 1983 * Alberg 34 - 1984 * Cape Dory 26 - 1984 *

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- 1984 * Typhoon Senior - 1984 *

Cape Dory 330 The Cape Dory 330 is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a cruiser and first built in 1985. The Cape Dory 330 is a development of the Cape Dory 33, with a bowsprit and cutter rig, plus interior changes. Production The d ...

- 1985 * Cape Dory 32 - 1986 * Robinhood 36 - 1992 * Robinhood 40 - 1996

External links

Carl Alberg's bio and list of designs at sailboat.guide

References

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