Viggen 23
Development | |
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Designer | |
Location | Sweden |
Year | 1966 |
No. built | about 1,450 |
Builder(s) | Albin Marine |
Name | Viggen 23 |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 3,086 lb (1,400 kg) |
Draft | 3.64 ft (1.11 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fibreglass |
LOA | 23.29 ft (7.10 m) |
LWL | 19.68 ft (6.00 m) |
Beam | 7.35 ft (2.24 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,323 lb (600 kg) |
Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 27.33 ft (8.33 m) |
J foretriangle base | 6.56 ft (2.00 m) |
P mainsail luff | 22.51 ft (6.86 m) |
E mainsail foot | 8.86 ft (2.70 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 110 sq ft (10 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 108 sq ft (10.0 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 463 sq ft (43.0 m2) |
Gennaker area | 210 sq ft (20 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 320 sq ft (30 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 573 sq ft (53.2 m2) |
The Viggen 23, also called the Albin Viggen, is a Swedish trailerable sailboat that was designed by as a cruiser and first built in 1966.[1][2][3][4]
Production[]
The design was built by in Sweden from 1966 to 1971. It then had its rudder and keel modified and was built by Albin Marine from 1971 until 1977. A total of about 1,450 boats were built, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]
Design[]
The Viggen 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hull has a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,086 lb (1,400 kg) and carries 1,323 lb (600 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 3.64 ft (1.11 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 11.9 U.S. gallons (45 L; 9.9 imp gal).[1][2]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 463 sq ft (43.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 5.95 kn (11.02 km/h).[2]
Operational history[]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Albin- och Karlskrona Viggenklubben (English: Albin- and Karlskrona Viggen Club).[7]
See also[]
- List of sailing boat types
References[]
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Viggen 23 (Albin) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Albin Viggen". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Per Brohäll 1917 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Per Brohäll". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Albin Marine 1899 -". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Albin Marine". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Viggen 23 (SWE)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
External links[]
- Media related to Viggen 23 at Wikimedia Commons
- Keelboats
- 1960s sailboat type designs
- Sailing yachts
- Trailer sailers
- Sailboat types built in Sweden
- Sailboat type designs by Swedish designers