The Accent 26, also called the Albin Accent and the Shipman Accent, is a
Swedish
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sailboat
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that was designed by
Peter Norlin
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as an
International Offshore Rule
The International Offshore Rule (IOR) was a measurement rule for racing sailboats. The IOR evolved from the Cruising Club of America (CCA) rule for racer/cruisers and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) rule.
Rule context - past and present rating ...
Quarter Ton class Quarter Ton Class is an offshore sailing class of the International Offshore Rule racing the Quarter Ton Cup between 1967 and 1996 and from 2005 till now. The class is sailed by smaller keelboats of similar size and is likely the world's most produ ...
cruiser
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racer and first built in 1975.
Production
The design was built by both
Albin Marine
Albin Marine was a Sweden, Swedish boat builder. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.
History
In 1899, Lars Albin Larsson founded ''Albin Motors'' in Kristinehamn, building marine engines. In 1956, t ...
and
Shipman Sweden AB in
Sweden
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, from 1975 to 1980, with a total of 760 boats completed, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Accent 26 is a recreational
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
fibreglass
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig with
aluminum
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spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire
standing rigging
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and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hull has a
raked stem
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.
Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
; a raised counter,
reverse transom
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; a
skeg
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-mounted
rudder
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controlled by a
tiller
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and a fixed fin
keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element of a watercraft, important for stability. On some sailboats, it may have a fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose as well. The keel laying, laying of the keel is often ...
. It displaces and carries of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. It is fitted with a Japanese
Yanmar
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diesel engine
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of for docking and manoeuvring.
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and two aft quarter berths. There is a drop-leaf table in the main cabin. The
galley
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is located on the starboard side just forward of the
companionway
In the architecture of a ship, a companion or companionway is a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins. A companionway may be secured by doors or, commonly i ...
ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. The enclosed
head
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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.
The design has a
hull speed
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of .
Operational history
The
prototype
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won the 1974 World Quarter Ton class Championships.
See also
*
List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
References
External links
Accent 26 video
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Keelboats
1970s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Peter Norlin
Sailboat types built by Albin Marine
Sailboat types built by Shipman Sweden AB