Albin Marine AB Vega 27
Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1965–1979
Scandinavia's most popular production yacht of her size, this 8.25-metre masthead sloop defined coastal cruising from 1965 to 1979
Designed by Per Brohall.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin Keel
See her sail
The Albin Marine AB Vega 27, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Sven Yrvind
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draftDraws 1.12 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 20Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.88Bluewater
LightD/L 186Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 40%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1949 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 3 times across 2 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Albin Marine AB Vega 27 on video
Who's been looking
Market signal
Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.
1channel looked into buying
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
186.0
Comfort ratio
20.0
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
664
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1965–1979
Units built
3450
Designer
Per Brohall
Builder
Albin Marine AB
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More boats like her, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
Maxi Yachts Fenix 8.58.50 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1980s cruiser with a 1.5-metre bulb keel and spade rudder, designed for a balanced, stable coastal experience
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Spirit Yachts 30 (McMILLAN)9.15 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA lightweight, narrow-beam fractional sloop from Sean McMillan, designed for modern performance and classic aesthetics
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
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.
Albin Marine 79A Rolf Magnusson-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruisingAlbin Marine 57A lightweight fractional sloop with a swing keel, designed for easy trailering and shoal water explorationKarlskrona Viggen 23A 7.1-metre masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, produced by Karlskrona before the Albin transitionAlbin Marine Ballad 30A former IOR half-tonner with a 27-year production run that remains a staple of Scandinavian coastal cruisingAlbin Marine Singoalla 34A Per Brohall-designed masthead sloop intended as a larger, more spacious successor to the iconic Vega 27
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