Albin Marine was a Swedish

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s. Founded in 1899, the company was wound up and its brand sold in 2008.

History

The company was founded in 1899 as a builder of

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s and the company produced its first boat in 1929. The first

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boat design produced was the

Vega 27 The Albin Vega, also called the Vega 27, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Per Brohäll as cruiser and first built in 1965. The design was developed into the longer Singoalla 34 in 1970. Production The design was built by Albin Ma ...

in 1965. Some of its later sailboats were produced under contract in

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. The company produced sailboats from length overall, many of which were designed by Swedish designers and . In 2008 the company's

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was purchased by an American company and it was used for a line of

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s, although the Swedish company ceased to exist.

Boats

Summary of boats built by Albin Marine: *

- 1965 * Viggen 23 - 1966 *

Shipman 28 The Shipman 28, also sold as the Baltic 28, is a Sweden, Swedish sailboat that was designed by Olle Enderlein as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1969. Production The design was built by Shipman Sweden AB, Visby and Albin Mari ...

- 1969 *

Scampi 30-2 The Scampi 30 is a family of Swedish sailboats that was designed by Peter Norlin as an International Offshore Rule (IOR) Half Ton class cruiser- racer and first built in 1970. The design was Norlin's first and proved to be both a sail racing a ...

- 1970 *

Singoalla 34 The Singoalla 34, also called the Albin Singoalla, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Per Brohäll as a cruiser and first built in 1970. The boat's designation is from a gypsy woman's name from a medieval legend and film. The design is ...

- 1970 *

Ballad 30 The Ballad 30, also called the Albin Ballad, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Rolf Magnusson as an International Offshore Rule (IOR) Half Ton class cruiser- racer and first built in 1971. The design is a development of the Joker S ...

- 1971 * Scampi 30-4 - 1973 *

Albin 79 The Albin 79 is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Rolf Magnusson as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class cruiser- racer and first built in 1974. The Albin 79 designation indicates its length overall in decimetres. Produc ...

- 1974 * Accent 26 - 1975 * Albin 82 MS - 1975 *

Albin 57 The Albin 57 is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by Rolf Magnusson as a coastal cruiser and first built in 1977. The boat's designation is its metric length overall in decimetres. Production The design was built by Albin M ...

- 1977 * Albin Express - 1978 *

Cumulus 28 The Cumulus 28, also called the Albin Cumulus, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 19 ...

- 1978 *

Albin 7.8 The Albin 7.8, also known as the Albin Cirrus and the Cirrus 7.8, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin and first built in 1979. Production The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1979 and 1984, but it is now ...

- 1979 *

Cirrus 7.8 The Albin 7.8, also known as the Albin Cirrus and the Cirrus 7.8, is a Sweden, Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin and first built in 1979. Production The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1979 and 1984, but it ...

- 1979 *

Stratus 36 The Stratus 36, also called the 107 Stratus for its metric length in decimetres, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as an International Offshore Rule Three-Quarter Ton class racer-cruiser and first built in 1980. The d ...

- 1980 *

Nimbus 42 The Nimbus 42 is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Americans F. Michael Kaufman and Robert Ladd as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 3 ...

- 1981 *

Nova 33 The Nova 33 is a Sweden, Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1981. The boat is often referred to as the Albin Nova, Albin 10 Metre, Albin 99 Nova and the Albin Nova 33. It was ...

- 1981 *

Delta 31 The Delta 31, also called the Albin Delta, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1983. The Delta 31 was designed as a replacement for the Ballad 30 in the company's product line. Prod ...

- 1983 *

Alpha 29 The Alpha 29, also called the Albin Alpha, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin and first built in 1984. Production The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1984 and 1991, with 200 boats completed, but it is n ...

- 1984

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* {{Albin Marine Albin Marine

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