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Albin Ballad

Fin keel

The Albin Ballad is a 30-foot sailboat.

Albin Ballad — no photo available

General

Builder
Designer
Years built
Hull type Fin keel
Rig type
Construction
Origin

Dimensions

LOA29.99 ft9.14 m
LWL22.64 ft6.90 m
Beam9.71 ft2.96 m
Draft (max)5.09 ft1.55 m
Displacement7,275 lb3,300 kg
Ballast3,527 lb1,600 kg
Sail Area538 ft²50.0 m²

Design ratios

Computed from the specs above using the standard formulas. Try the sailboat calculators with your own numbers.

SA / Displacement 22.93 Performance / racer — powered up
Ballast / Displacement 48.5 % Higher = stiffer / more sail-carrying power
Displacement / Length 280 Moderate
Comfort Ratio 21.9 Coastal cruiser
Capsize Screening 2.00 Better suited to coastal use (> 2.0)
Hull Speed 6.4 kn Theoretical max displacement speed
How these numbers are calculated
SA / Displacement
SA ÷ (Disp ÷ 64)^(2/3) — Power-to-weight. < 16 under-canvassed, 16–20 cruiser, > 20 racer.
Ballast / Displacement
Ballast ÷ Disp × 100 — Stability/stiffness. Higher carries sail better.
Displacement / Length
Disp(lt) ÷ (0.01 · LWL)³ — < 100 ultralight, 100–200 light, 200–300 moderate, > 300 heavy.
Comfort Ratio (Brewer)
Disp ÷ (0.65 · (0.7·LWL + 0.3·LOA) · Beam^1.33) — Motion in a seaway. Higher = more comfortable offshore.
Capsize Screening
Beam ÷ (Disp ÷ 64)^(1/3) — ≤ 2.0 favored for offshore; > 2.0 better for coastal use.
Hull Speed
1.34 · √LWL — Theoretical max displacement speed in knots.

Average used price

€9,900 typical asking price, used market

Average second-hand price reported by goodboats.ru. Actual prices vary with condition, equipment and location.

Data sources: goodboats.ru