BoatsAlbin Marine Stratus 36

Albin Marine Stratus 36

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1980–1984

A Peter Norlin-designed 3/4 ton Cup winner, this fractional sloop balances competitive pedigree with teak-decked comfort

Designed by Peter Norlin.

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

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The Albin Marine Stratus 36, on the water

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Footage from 59° North Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 253
EasygoingPowered-up

17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Albin Marine Stratus 36, as the fleet has seen it

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The Albin Marine Stratus 36 is a fractional sloop designed by Peter Norlin, built by Albin Marine from 1980 to 1984, and based on the 1979 3/4 ton cup-winning design 'Regnbagen'. It has a fin with spade rudder hull, measures 10.7 meters LOA, 3.3 meters beam, and 1.8 meters draft, with a displacement of 5200 kg. Early models featured standard teak decks. After Albin Marine ceased production, some hulls were built in Korea between 1984 and 1986. The boat was among those considered by Andy Schell of 59° North Sailing when searching for a replacement for his Norlin 34, with multiple Albin Stratus 35s listed for sale in Stockholm.16:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
253.3
Comfort ratio
25.1
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1054
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1980–1984
Units built
130
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Albin Marine

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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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