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ORIGINS and influences
When yacht builder Kurt Hansen commissioned Carl Alberg to
design a new racer / cruiser on behalf of a syndicate of Toronto
sailors, he couldn't have known that he was about give rise to what
would become a legend; the Alberg 30.
Alberg's success with the Pearson built Triton and a favorable
design fee arrangement made the deal possible. By January of
1963, Alberg had presented Hansen with a 30 foot fractional
rigged racer / cruiser with a heavier displacement and a longer
waterline that the 29'-3" Triton. Before the boat went into
production the sail plan was changed to a masthead rig (1) and
Hansen worked out the engineering details for the new craft.
Meanwhile, two groups of sailors one from the Washington DC.
area and one from the Annapolis, got wind of the new boat that was
to be produced by Hansen at his boatyard in Whitby Ontario.
After meeting with two groups from the Chesapeake, Whitby
Boatworks had a pre production order for 27 more Alberg 30s, 15
from the Washington group and 12 from Annapolis (2).
Opus 1 was launched on July 7th, 1963 and over the next 20
years more than 700 Alberg 30s would be built by Whitby
Boatworks. For more information on Opus one and the history of
the Alberg 30, visit the GLAA History area of this web site, or click
here.
(1) Interview with Jerry Kedey, Feb 2005
(2) pg 2, Great Lakes Alberg 25 Anniversary Book
THE SPECS
LOA ........................................................30' 3 "LW...........................................................21' 8 "
BEAM ................................................... 8' 9 "
DRAFT...................................................4' 3 "
DISP. .................................................... 9000 lb.
BALLAST..............................................3300 lb.
SAIL AREA ..........................................410 sq. ft.
BAL/ DISP. RATIO ..................................................
POWER .............................................. Inboard Gas 30hp
FUEL CAPACITY .............10 gal
WATER CAPACITY .............
REEFING .............................................Slab
CONST. ...............................................Fiberglass
SPARS..................................................Aluminum
MAST HT. ABOVE WL........40'
RIGGING...............................................Stainless Steel
HEADROOM........................................6' 2 "
BERTHS...............................................4
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