Albin Nimbus

Athena - Built in Taiwan, 1981

Specs

Hull Type:

Fin with rudder on skeg

Rigging Type:

Cutter with a removable inner forestay

LOA:

41.42 ft / 12.62 m

LWL:

34.17 ft / 10.42 m

Beam:

12.50 ft / 3.81 m

S.A. (reported):

854.00 ft2 / 79.34 m2

Draft (max):

5.83 ft / 1.78 m

Displacement:

23,325 lb / 10,580 kg

Ballast:

10,000 lb / 4,536 kg

Construction:

First Built:

1981

Last Built:

1985

Builder:

Albin Marine Inc. (SWE)

Designer:

Kaufman & Ladd

Auxilary:

Westerbeke 40hp, from a Perkins 1.408

Tankage:

120 gals water & 60 gals diesel

Ratios

Sail Area/Displacement: (A measure used to evaluate the power of the sails relative to the force required to push the boat through the water. Below 16 would be considered underpowered;
16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance)

Albin Nimbus---16.80

Ballast/Displacement: (Ballast relative to the size of the boat determines how it stands to rough seas and heavy wind. 40 or more translates into a stiffer and more powerful boat)

Albin Nimbus---42.87

Displacement/Length: (Relative to the power required to drive the boat to its hull speed. 100-200 = Light; 200-275 = Moderate; 275-350 = Heavy)

Albin Nimbus---261.00

Comfort Ratio: (Ted Brewer's measure of motion comfort in yachts of comparable size. 20-30 indicates a coastal cruiser; 30-40 indicates a moderate bluewater cruising boat)

Albin Nimbus---34.32

Capsize Screening Formula: (Compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. >2 is more suited for Ocean crossings, the lower the better)

Albin Nimbus---1.75

S#: (Equation to compare estimated boat performance between other boats of similar size. < 2 Slow; 2-3 - Cruiser; 3-5 - Racer Cruiser)

Albin Nimbus---2.05

Those Ratios Tho

We love Athena's ratios. She is moderate in every sector allowing her to be a comfortable, safe, fast, and well-balanced boat suited for all types of sailing. Being a boat designed to race in the IOR days, she is less amenity comfort focused than most modern cruising boats. We also have less stoage for tankage than many of the heavier cruisers of the same era. We don't mind! As minimalists we fit just right on Athena, and we prefer a boat laid out to optimize our sailing rather than our drinks at sunset. But to be clear, we love both.