| Albin 57 | |
| Image Boat: | Eric-Carlstedt-Albin-Marin-presentation-57-Fo174652DIA-36.jpg |
| Image Caption: | Presentation of the Albin 57 at Albin Marin, Kristinehamn |
| Designer: | Rolf Magnusson |
| Location: | Sweden |
| Year: | 1977 |
| No Built: | 400 |
| Builder: | Albin Marine |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.26feet with the keel down |
| Displacement: | 17640NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fibreglass |
| Loa: | 18.83feet |
| Lwl: | 16.4feet |
| Beam: | 7.91feet |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | swing keel |
| Ballast: | 5620NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 21.82feet |
| J: | 7.38feet |
| P: | 21.98feet |
| E: | 7.87feet |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 97square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 70square feet |
| Sailarea Spin: | 269square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 167square feet |
The Albin 57 is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by Rolf Magnusson as a coastal cruiser and first built in 1977.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The boat's designation is its metric length overall in decimetres.[1] [3]
The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1977 and 1981, with about 400 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [5] [6]
The Albin 57 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, wire standing rigging and a single set of swept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel. It displaces 17640NaN0 and carries 5620NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.26feet with the swing keel extended and 1.97feet with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove. There are hull-mounted rectangular ports on both sides of the boat.[1] [3]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 269square feet. It has a hull speed of 5.43kn.[3]
At one time the boat was supported by a class club that organized racing events, Albin 57 Owners Association, but it seem to be no longer existent.[7]