Albacore (dinghy)

Albacore
Development
Year1954
Boat
Crew2
Draft1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in) (foils down) 200 mm (8 in) (foils up)
Hull
Hull weight109 kg (240 lb)
LOA4,570 mm (15 ft 0 in)
Beam1,550 mm (5 ft 1 in)
Sails
Mainsail area8.36 m2 (90 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area3.25 m2 (35 sq ft)
Upwind sail area11.61 m2 (125 sq ft)
Racing
D-PN90.3
RYA PN1062
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An Albacore dinghy planing
Albacore racing fleet rounding the windward mark

The Albacore is a 4.57 m (15 ft) two-person planing dinghy with fractional sloop rig, for competitive racing and lake and near-inshore day sailing. Hulls are made of either wood or fiberglass. The basic shape was developed in 1954 from an Uffa Fox design, the Swordfish. Recent boats retain the same classic dimensions, and use modern materials and modern control systems.

A deep airfoil section centerboard and rudder make the Albacore highly maneuverable.[1] The Albacore's rig uses swept spreaders supporting a tapered mast, a powerful vang, and adjustable jib halyard and other sail controls to depower in high winds. This adjustability enables light crews and heavy crews to race head-to-head in all but the most extreme conditions. It does not have a trapeze or spinnaker, and hence avoids the difficult handling of sport boats. The powerful rig and easily driven hull give excellent performance over a wide range of wind and wave conditions.

The 2011 international champion described the Albacore as a boat that is simple to get into at first, but one that will challenge the tuning and tactical skills of a sailor for the rest of their life.[1] Recent champions have been graduates of college sailing teams.

The First Albacore

The first Albacore (number 1) was built by Clive Dollery and Dave Lowe, who adapted Uffa Fox's design. They were both junior members of the Locks Sailing club in Portsmouth, England (UK) in the 1950s. They crewed in a variety of boats including Lowe's National 12, but they were also keen amateur boat builders.

Dollery wanted a boat to race. They wanted to start with a ready made hull. Lowe's father and Uffa Fox had discussed and agreed to build a non-standard Flying 25 with significant changes made. So they assumed that the same agreement could be applied to a Swordfish sailing dinghy also designed by Fox.

A Swordfish hull was obtained from Fairey Marine via a local boat builder. They modified the hull moving the position of the mast, cutting a slot and fitting a keel box. Several members of the Locks Sailing club were interested in this project and formed a committee with Fairey Marine, resulting in the 'committee modified Swordfish'. This was renamed the 'Albacore'. The committee agreed that this boat be allocated Albacore number 1.

The Locks Sailing club soon had a fleet of about 20 Albacores that raced regularly against one another. In 1958 the National Albacore championships were held under the burgee of the Locks Sailing Club, in Langstone Harbour with a fleet of 46 boats.[2]

Lowe and Dollery on Albacore 1
Albacore 1
Albacore Fleet
Albacore on land

Popularity

About 8,200 Albacores have been built.[3] The class is actively raced in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Albacores are also used for adult and youth sail training,[4][5] and for leisure sailing.

The Albacore was ranked 16th most popular one-design sailboat in North America in 2010 by Sailing Anarchy,[6] and 38th most popular in the UK from 2001 to 2011 by Yachts and Yachting.[7]

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 60 boats on the start line every Friday during the summer sailing season.[8]

Older Albacores are commonly found in vacation areas such as Ontario Cottage country.

Competitions

The Albacore class offers an active racing program, attracting experienced sailors as well as new enthusiasts. With local club racing, regional regattas, and international championships, the class provides racing opportunities for every level of experience and interest. In addition, Albacores compete with other boats in a mixed fleet by means of the Portsmouth Yardstick handicap scheme. Its Portsmouth number is 1062[9] and its D-PN is 90.3.[10]

The Class has a biannual International (World) Championship with the venue alternating between the three key countries where the class is sailed. The earliest such event was in 1971, and was won by Canadians Jack Langmaid and Nancy Langmaid in a Fairey Marine Albacore.[11]

Recent International events:

Year Location Winners
2005 Lyme Regis in Dorset, UK
2007 West River Sailing Club in Galesville, USA.
2009 Largs, Scotland, UK Barney Harris and David Byron
2011 Toronto, Canada Barney Harris and David Byron
2013 Abersoch, UK Barney Harris and David Byron
2015 Sarasota, USA George Carter and Almir Tavares.[12]
2017 Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, UK Tom Lonsdale and Stephen Graham[13]
2019 Shelburne, Canada Neville Herbert and Mark Fowler[14]
2021 (no event)
2023 South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club (SCYC) Abersoch, UK Neville Herbert and Lewis Fowler[15][16]

The next International Championship is scheduled to take place in the USA in 2025.

Manufacture

Two manufacturers of Albacores produced boats in 2011 to 2013: Ovington Boats in the UK[17] and Hapco Marine in the USA.[18] The boats were primarily delivered to UK, Canadian and US destinations.

Notable earlier manufacturers include Ontario Yachts, Skene, Woof, Kingsfield Marine, Fairey Marine, Grampian Marine, McGruer&Clarke, JD Young, Rondar, Lockley, Lockley-Newport, and Whitby Boat Works.[3] The first fiberglass version of the boat was made by Whitby Boat Works and sold as the Albatross.[19] Shortly thereafter, fiberglass version of the Albacore appeared.

Family use

The hull weight of an Albacore is 109 kg (240 lbs). Therefore, the Albacore can be road-trailered, with 1 or 2 Albacores behind a typical family car. With appropriate road-trailer design, the boat can be loaded and unloaded using only 2 people.

The Albacore is frequently used as a first boat for those who are just learning to sail, and as a very competitive racer for more advanced sailors.

Regatta results show that this class of boat is often sailed by husband/wife and parent/child combinations,[20] and that some of the all-women teams are the most competitive in the class.

Rigging and Materials

All Albacores ever made are considered identical for the purpose of racing, and can race together without a handicap. However, many details and materials be improved or modified at the choice of the individual owner or manufacturer, provided that the basic dimensions and materials meet the class specification.[21]

The rigging of early Albacores was very simple, including such basic features as a flat centerboard and fixed jib fairleads. This rigging allowed only limited adjustability of sails.

Modern Albacore designs have evolved sophisticated control systems for their running rigging and standing rigging. This greatly increases their versatility compared to earlier boats, and they can be sailed in 2 knots to 25 knots of wind.

A typical modern design for an Albacore includes:[22][23]

  • Epoxy foam sandwich fibreglass hull (Modern wood hulls are also manufactured, but are less common)
  • Tapered aluminum mast
  • Lightweight aluminum boom
  • Automatic fly-away jib stick
  • Moulded or wood/fiberglass composite centerboard with symmetric airfoil cross-section
  • Kick-up rudder with symmetric airfoil cross-section
  • Suction self-bailers (which empty a boat after capsize in 4 minutes)
  • Adjustable continuous 16:1 vang and 12:1 jib halyard, rigged to side control panel
  • 4:1 main-sail outhaul, 2:1 main-sail Cunningham, jib Cunningham
  • Adjustable hiking straps for crew and helm
  • Extended jib tracks for high- & low-aspect jibs
  • Split-tail mainsheet
  • Deck mounted 6:1 mast pre-bend adjuster and 2:1 rope mast ram

References

  1. ^ a b "What is an Albacore? | United States Albacore Association".
  2. ^ National Albacore Association, Newsletter No. 121, Spring 2014
  3. ^ a b "International Albacore Registry | International Albacore Association".
  4. ^ "Untitled document". Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Kanata Sailing Club". Kanata Sailing Club. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Sailing Anarchy Home Page". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. ^ "National Championship Attendance Table - Yachts and Yachting Online". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Toronto Friday Night, Harbour Master and Fall Series Results | Canadian Albacore Association". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. ^ Results regattanetworks.com
  13. ^ "The Albacore Dinghy". www.albacore.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Sailwave results for 2019 Albacore Internationals at Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club and Marina 2019".
  15. ^ "Noble Marine 2023 Albacore Internationals and UK National Championships at AbersochOverall". yachtsandyachting.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Event Spotlight: International Albacore Championship". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  17. ^ Ovington Boats ovingtonboats.com
  18. ^ Hapco Marine hapcomarine.com
  19. ^ "The Boat – Canadian Albacore Association".
  20. ^ "Results | Canadian Albacore Association". Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  21. ^ "Class Rules".
  22. ^ "2013 Toronto Rondar/Ovington Albacore Order (NEW DEADLINE DATE) | Canadian Albacore Association". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  23. ^ "hapcomarine.com". ww9.hapcomarine.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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