Albin 7.8

The Albin 7.8, also known as the Albin Cirrus and the Cirrus 7.8, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin and first built in 1979.

Production
The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1979 and 1984, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Albin 7.8 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5181 lb and carries 2094 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.89 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD5 diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 5 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 17 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.26 kn.

Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by an active class club based in Sweden that organized racing events, the Albin 78 Klubben (English: Albin 78 Club).