Hi all,
Vegas are an interesting boat. The other day I was at Svenson's changelry in
Alameda Marina picking up some lube. At the counter, I inquired about the
price of having my Vega (2947), "Erendira," painted. He gave me Svenson's
standard prices, and asked what kind of boat I had. I told him. It's funny,
just before you tell someone about your boat, you stand all straight and
proud: "It's an Albin Vega."
Everybody else has a "big this" or "big that" or the "big ten-inch." So you
look proud: "It's an Albin Vega." Once in awhile you get someone who
says:"Back in the seventies, those boats were all over the South Pacific.
Sturdy boat. Those things will go anywhere," or, like the guy behind the
counter blurted out: "Loyds of London." That's the first I've heard someone
say that. I've never come across that in anything I've ever read about the
Vega. Whether or not this is true, I think that this little 27-foot boat
left it's mark on a lot of sailors. I feel like I own a classic, something
like the little Porshe 356 that you resotred in your garage; it might not be
fast, but it's built well. And she handles like a dream.
I was lying in bed this morning, staring at the ceiling, thinking about how
I want to sail her tomorrow. On 20 to 25-knot days, I start off with a
double reefed main and a full 110. She clips right along, balanced out real
nice. Not too much weather in the hem. Some people like sailing a boat on
it's ear. I don't think the Vega was meant to be sailed that way. I'm
beginning to see how a well balances boat performs better than as if it's
being raped, stressed, and overpowered. This really makes wonder about what
someone once told me that if the Vega is properly balanced, it will sail
herself.
Any of you out there ever heard or accomplished this?
Steve DeMont
Technical Writer
408.275.1080 hm. office
408.275.1843 fax
sdemont@...
Vegas are an interesting boat. The other day I was at Svenson's changelry in
Alameda Marina picking up some lube. At the counter, I inquired about the
price of having my Vega (2947), "Erendira," painted. He gave me Svenson's
standard prices, and asked what kind of boat I had. I told him. It's funny,
just before you tell someone about your boat, you stand all straight and
proud: "It's an Albin Vega."
Everybody else has a "big this" or "big that" or the "big ten-inch." So you
look proud: "It's an Albin Vega." Once in awhile you get someone who
says:"Back in the seventies, those boats were all over the South Pacific.
Sturdy boat. Those things will go anywhere," or, like the guy behind the
counter blurted out: "Loyds of London." That's the first I've heard someone
say that. I've never come across that in anything I've ever read about the
Vega. Whether or not this is true, I think that this little 27-foot boat
left it's mark on a lot of sailors. I feel like I own a classic, something
like the little Porshe 356 that you resotred in your garage; it might not be
fast, but it's built well. And she handles like a dream.
I was lying in bed this morning, staring at the ceiling, thinking about how
I want to sail her tomorrow. On 20 to 25-knot days, I start off with a
double reefed main and a full 110. She clips right along, balanced out real
nice. Not too much weather in the hem. Some people like sailing a boat on
it's ear. I don't think the Vega was meant to be sailed that way. I'm
beginning to see how a well balances boat performs better than as if it's
being raped, stressed, and overpowered. This really makes wonder about what
someone once told me that if the Vega is properly balanced, it will sail
herself.
Any of you out there ever heard or accomplished this?
Steve DeMont
Technical Writer
408.275.1080 hm. office
408.275.1843 fax
sdemont@...