Alpha 29

The Alpha 29, also called the Albin Alpha, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin and first built in 1984.

Production
The design was built by Albin Marine in Sweden between 1984 and 1991, with 200 boats completed, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Alpha 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7275 lb and carries 3042 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.41 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 9 hp for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 12 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 29 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.51 kn.