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FIN Albin ExpressSail number FIN/FIN2553
GPH
722.7
OSN
701.4
LOA
7.798 m
Displacement
1860 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5715
Medium
0.7665
High
0.8666
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7352
Medium
0.9333
High
1.0334
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.798 m
- Beam
- 2.52 m
- Draft
- 1.44 m
- Displacement
- 1860 kg
- Crew weight
- 280 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.89 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 18.95 m²
- Genoa
- 14.2 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.27 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 42.93 m²
Design
- Type
- Albin Express
- Builder
- Albin Marin
- Designer
- Peter Norlin
- Year built
- 1979
Velocity Prediction
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into WX Navigator or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4.52 | 4.76 | 4.92 | 5.1 | 5.13 | 4.95 | 4.42 | 3.75 |
| 8 | 5.33 | 5.53 | 5.67 | 5.88 | 5.96 | 5.85 | 5.43 | 4.74 |
| 10 | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.05 | 6.26 | 6.37 | 6.32 | 6.07 | 5.52 |
| 12 | 5.99 | 6.13 | 6.29 | 6.49 | 6.72 | 6.69 | 6.46 | 6.09 |
| 14 | 6.09 | 6.26 | 6.48 | 6.63 | 7.04 | 7.05 | 6.83 | 6.46 |
| 16 | 6.14 | 6.33 | 6.62 | 6.77 | 7.31 | 7.44 | 7.22 | 6.8 |
| 20 | 6.17 | 6.39 | 6.75 | 7.09 | 7.69 | 8.28 | 8.35 | 7.58 |
| 24 | 6.12 | 6.36 | 6.79 | 7.25 | 8.06 | 9.07 | 10.67 | 9.24 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 2.96 | 145° | 3.25 |
| 8 | 41.3° | 3.6 | 147.3° | 4.11 |
| 10 | 39.6° | 4.03 | 152.3° | 4.79 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 4.25 | 163.2° | 5.46 |
| 14 | 38.1° | 4.33 | 177.2° | 5.97 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 4.37 | 178.6° | 6.33 |
| 20 | 39° | 4.34 | 179° | 6.99 |
| 24 | 41° | 4.19 | 143.1° | 8 |
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