The boat

A new photo of Vengara is featured in Yachting Monthly Magazine, March 2008, A to Z guide to used boats, as an example of an Albin Vega!

Vengara is an Albin Vega, built in 1973. She is number 1786 of the 3450 produced by Albin Marin, Sweden. In 1979 the production of the Vega stopped but many had been sold in Scandinavian countries and hundreds were sent to the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, France and Italy. They were even sold in Greenland, Iran and Hawaii.

The Vega is as responsive to the lighter breezes of coastal sailing as she is to the brisk winds found in blue water cruising. The Vega is a capable boat having completed a number of circumnavigations. One Vega has sailed to Antarctica and another far into the Arctic and holds the World record for the furthest north in a sailing boat. Another Vega has crossed the Atlantic in 2 weeks! The Vega has featured in a number of books and DVDs including Berserk and Log of the Mahina. The Vega is still raced as a one design and has active owners associations around the world.

The Vega is constructed of glass-fibre re-inforced polyester. Her joinery work is in hardwood and veneered ply. Glass-fibre frames and stringers also serve to stiffen the hull. The mast and boom are of anodized aluminium.

Vengara's modifications

• Stainless steel reinforced mast support
• Reinforced foredeck to support removable inner forestay
• Permanent Lexan storm boards
• 6mm standing rigging
• Capacity for 450 litres of fresh water
• Navik self steering Windvane
• Modern Volvo MD2010 diesel engine
• Vengara has been completely rewired