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ALBIN BUILDS A REALISTIC BOAT FOR THE MAN WHO HAS A DREAM.
A 27' diesel cruiser which has been around the world three times, crossed
the Atlantic twelve times and holds an international transatlantic crossing
record for a boat of her size. 2171 miles in 14 days and 16 hours.
She is the only boat of her size that will match, item for item, the
capabilities, strength and standard equipment of boats twice her size and twice
her price.
She has a full lead and iron keel integrally fiberglassed right into the
hull. She has a sandwich type fiberglass deck bonded to the hull with stainless
steel bolts on 4" centers.
She's tough.
So tough, in fact, she was the only boat in a marina to survive being
ripped from her moorings and battered against a seawall for hours by hurricane
force winds.
Not only is she built to withstand heavy seas, she's built to sail in them.
And handle. Her long water line gives her a directional stability that's
unrivaled. Lash the wheel, adjust the sails and she'll sail to the windward for
hours at a time.
There are other things you want in a boat that crosses oceans. Realistic
things like through-the-mast roller reefing, double lifelines, all stainless
steel hardware, watertight hatch seals, a true bridgedeck in the cockpit and
safety glass ports in sealed, leakproof frames.
You'll want an interior designed to function, with room to feed and sleep a
crew in comfort and storage for a transatlantic crossing.
You'll want a dependable engine. A MD 6A Volvo diesel fully insulated with
a hand crank for emergency starts.
You'll want all these things and more, and you'll find them in the Vega 27.
Realistically designed by men of vision to be one of the toughest, most sailable
craft in the world.
Vega's just one in the Albin line
