Alberg 30


The Alberg 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Carl Alberg and first built in 1962.
The Alberg 30 incorporates design elements from the similar Alberg Odyssey 30 of two years earlier.

Production

The boat was built by Whitby Boat Works in Canada, who completed more than 700 examples, but it is now out of production.
Construction was changed during the production run. Early models have a laminated wood mast brace and no liner, with a masonite-cored deck that drains overboard via the toe rail. Later models feature an aluminum mast brace inside a molded fiberglass liner, balsa-cored decks that drain through cockpit scupper drain hoses. Some boats built during the transitional period have mixed features.

Design

The Alberg 30 is a One-Design racingkeelboat, built of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a keel-mounted rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces and carries of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of.
The boat was factory fitted with a range of inboard engines. These included a Gray Marine gasoline engine of, a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of a Bukh single cylinder diesel engine of, a Volvo Penta MD7A diesel engine and a Volvo 2002 diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 228 with a high of 240 and low of 219. It has a hull speed of.

Operational history

This extra fiberglass resulted in extremely strong and rugged boats, and this is certainly true of the Alberg 30. In terms of both design and construction, it is one of the more seaworthy 30 footers available on the used market in Canada. Nevertheless, the age of the Alberg 30 design translates into a boat with a narrow beam and limited interior room. But the Alberg 30 has a truly devoted following who believe its time-honoured appearance will not go out of style, and who appreciate the boat for its bluewater cruising potential."