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Albin Marine Cirrus 7.8

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1979–1984

A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stiff, stable hull and fin keel

Designed by Peter Norlin.

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

See her sail

The Albin Marine Cirrus 7.8, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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 beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.10 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 223
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Albin Marine Cirrus 7.8, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Albin Marine Cirrus 7.8 is a 7.8-meter fractional sloop designed by Peter Norlin and built by Albin Marine from 1979 to 1984. It features a fin keel with a transom-hung rudder, a beam of 2.8 meters, a draft of 1.5 meters, and a displacement of 2350 kg. Aboard *SEILmagasinet*, a 19,000 NOK Albin Cirrus was purchased for restoration, with the crew noting the risks of engine issues in low-budget boats of this model.23:17

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Albin Marine Cirrus 7.8 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale
1seen sold
1channel weighed buying one

For sale

  • Inspected for purchase at a giveaway price of 19,000 NOK, with the buyer intending to restore it

    from SEILmagasinetseen May 20230:03

Sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
222.6
Comfort ratio
18.5
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
706
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–1984
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Albin Marine

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