Albin Marine Nova 33
Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1981–1997
A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built in Sweden under various names for nearly two decades
Designed by Peter Norlin.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Albin Marine Nova 33, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 20Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.05Bluewater
LightD/L 202Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 19.5Powered-up
TenderBallast 47%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
201.8
Comfort ratio
19.9
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
969
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1997
Units built
500
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Albin Marine
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The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
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