Albacore

Current Specifications
Crew	2
LOA	4,570 mm (15 ft 0 in)
Beam	1,530 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Draft	1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in) (foils down)15 mm (0.59 in) (foils up)
Hull weight	109 kg (240 lb)
Main & Jib area	11.61 m2 (120 sq ft)
Mainsail area	8.3 m2 (89 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area	3.31 m2 (36 sq ft)
D-PN	90.4
RYA PN	1062[1]
PHRF	212.4
Development
Year	1954

An Albacore dinghy planing

The Albacore is a 4.57 m (15 ft) two-sailed planing dinghy developed in 1954 from an Uffa Fox design. Hulls may be made of either wood or fibreglass.

Over 8,100 Albacores have been built and the class is actively raced in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. (See Dinghy racing for more information on these races.) There are currently Albacore manufacturers in all three countries. Albacores are also used for sail training and for leisure sailing.

There is a particularly large concentration of Albacores in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where the Friday night club series sees an average of 45 boats and peaks of over 50 boats on the start line every Friday during the summers.

The Class has a biannual world championship with the venue alternating between the three key countries where the class is sailed. The 2005 championship was held in Lyme Regis in Dorset. The 2007 championship was held at the West River Sailing Club in Galesville, Maryland, USA. The 2009 championship was held in Largs, Scotland. The 2011 Internationals was held in Toronto, Ontario and won by US Sailors Barney Harris and David Byron.

External links

• Classic Boat's guide to the Albacore class
• International Albacore Association
• Canadian Albacore Association
• National Albacore Association (UK)
• United States Albacore Association
• Specs & Line Drawing
• Albacore Hull Registry
• Class Rules

References

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