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Albin Marine Cumulus 28

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1978–1985

A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for balanced coastal cruising

Designed by Peter Norlin.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

284 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 284
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
283.6
Comfort ratio
23.3
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
740
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1985
Units built
567
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Albin Marine

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Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls moulded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations

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