Albin Boats Express for sale in Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom

Albin Express -1983, Fin Keel Fractional Sloop Rigged with Transom Hung rudder. An excellent small cruiser-racer, offering high performance sailing with basic accommodation. New Mast & Boom (2014), New Rigging (2015) New Main & Jib & New Running Rigging. Lying Isle of Man

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Boat Name
SKOOSH
Specs
Builder: Albin
Designer: Peter North
Keel: Fin
Dimensions
LOA: 7.70 m
Beam: 2.50 m
LWL: 6.50 m
Maximum Draft: 1.40 m
Displacement: 1800 kgs
Engines
Total Power: 5 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: HONDA
Engine Model: 5HP
Engine Type: Outboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
Engine Power: 5 HP
Tanks
Fuel Tanks: 1 (10 Liters)
Accommodations
Number of single berths: 4
Number of heads: 1
Pre amble

The Albin Express is a small cruiser-racer, offering high performance sailing with basic accommodation. The design was conceived as a small racer that could also be cruised around the coast. An unusual boat in England, they are popular in the Baltic, with some raced as a one-design class.

Designed in 1978 by Peter Norlin, who was responsible for the very successful Scampi series of racers, as well as many of the high quality Sweden Yachts fast cruisers, the Albin Express was intended as a high performance small one-design racer. The design is often compared to the well known J24, but the Express is less beamy and has more ballast, making her less dependent on crew weight for stability. The Express also has much more usable accommodation than the J24. Â Around 1,100 of these boats have been sold, although most of these have remained in Scandinavia, where they are still a popular club racing class.

Boat Equipment

• Hull totally refurbished in 2014.
• Mast, boom and rig all replaced in 2015.
• Main sail purchased 2016
• Jib purchased 2017.
• Running rigging all purchased within the last 3 years
• Four berths,
• one head.
• All internals have been painted and varnished throughout
• Sliding cooker unit .

Owners Coments

"A good fun, safe yacht with a great history of performing well at local events. Able to sail short handed with ease and Skoosh has won races double handed as well the local Regatta with a full crew of 4".

"We have really enjoyed owning, cruising and racing Skoosh. A genuine reason for selling and we have priced this to sell."