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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

See her sail

The Albin Marine Nova 33, 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 moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 202
EasygoingPowered-up

19.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

What the fleet has seen

The Albin Marine Nova 33, 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 Nova 33 is a fractional sloop designed by Peter Norlin, built by Albin Marine from 1981 to 1997, with later models produced by Express Production AB of Sweden. This 10.1-meter sailboat, also known as the Albin 10 Meter, Albin 99 Nova, and Albin Nova, has a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 3.1-meter beam, a 1.7-meter draft, and displaces 3709 kg. Peter Gustafsson, known for his "Mr.watch Blur" sailing blog, advocates for racing boats small enough to be transported by truck, citing the logistical challenges and costs associated with shipping larger vessels like his J/109 and J/111 internationally.16:32

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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

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

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Albin Marine ExpressA Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for competitive club racingAlbin Marine 79A Rolf Magnusson-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruisingAlbin Marine Ballad 30A former IOR half-tonner with a 27-year production run that remains a staple of Scandinavian coastal cruising

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