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Albin Marine 82 MS

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1975–1980

A Per Brohall-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for coastal cruising from 1975 to 1980

Designed by Per Brohall.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.91 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

214 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 214
EasygoingPowered-up

19.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.0
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1910 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
214.2
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
833
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
1975–1980
Units built
220
Designer
Per Brohall
Builder
Albin Marine

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Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Pearson Yachts 27 (Triton 27)8.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-influenced masthead sloop built from US Yachts molds, offering a light-displacement cruiser profile
Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising
Sabre 27 (Hill)8.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Alan Hill-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, stable hull for coastal cruising
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971

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