- Manufacturer: Albin
- Price: £11,500
- Location: Swansea
- Year: 1972
- LOA: 30'0" (9.14m)
- Colour: Blue
- Beam: 9' 7'' (2.93m)
- Berths: 5
- Draft: 1.71
- Keel: Fin keel
- ID no.: 051137
- Cabins: 2
- Heating: No
- Heads: 1
- Engine Make: Beta
- Horsepower: 20hp
- Drive Type: Shaft drive
- Fuel Type: Diesel
Broker Remarks
This Albin Ballad is a superb example of this well-regarded Scandinavian cruiser, combining classic lines with a host of recent upgrades that make her truly stand out. A fantastic sailing package, she benefits from a brand-new mainsail with slab reefing (2025), a new 130% furling genoa, new stackpack, and new running rigging, all fitted in 2025. The stainless steel standing rigging was professionally inspected in 2025, offering peace of mind to any buyer. Comfort and practicality have also been enhanced with a new sprayhood, dodgers, and a clear Perspex hatch board, all installed in 2025. She features upgraded LED navigation and deck lights, plus a solar panel for added off-grid capability. With her spacious layout, solid build, and recent investment, this Albin Ballad is a well-balanced cruiser ready for coastal cruising or club racing alike.
Accommodation
Sleeps 5 in 2 cabins
Forepeak V-berth (double)
Two single saloon settee berths + pilot berth
Drop-leaf saloon table
Storage under berths and in lockers
Opening forehatch for ventilation
Curtains and cushions
Wood-finish joinery in saloon
Bengco heater
Galley
2-burner gas stove (gimballed)
Stainless steel sink with manual cold water pump
Dry storage lockers and drawers
Coolbox
Work surface with fold-down cover
Heads
Manual sea toilet located forward
Washbasin with manual water pump
Storage locker
Door separating heads from saloon and forward cabin
Mechanical and Rigging
Mechanics
Beta - 20hp
Fresh water cooled with heat exchanger
Two bladed propeller on stainless steel shaft
Engine service kit
Serviced in August 2024
Anode and antifoul don ein May 2025
Electrics
12V system
Three 12 volt batteries charged by alternator
Battery isolator switches
Navigation lights
Cabin lighting
Switch panel at chart table
Shore power connection
Sails & Rigging
Running rigging renewed 2025
Aluminium mast and boom
Stainless steel standing rigging - inspected in 2025
Mainsail with slab reefing - New 2025
Furling Genoa 130 % on roller reefing system - New 2025
Spinnaker and pole
New stackpack - New 2025
Winches: 2 x primary and 2 x halyard winches
Mainsheet traveller in cockpit
Inventory
Hull & Deck
GRP construction with long fin keel and skeg-hung rudder
Tiller steering
Self-draining cockpit
Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and stanchions
Anchor with 25m of chain and 50m of warp
Mooring cleats (bow and stern)
Fenders and warps
Boarding ladder
Cockpit lockers for storage
Dodgers - New 2025
Sprayhood - New 2025
Deck light replaced with LED's - 2025
Navigation lights replaced with LED's - 2025
New clear perspex hatch board - 2025
Solar panel - 2025
Navigation Equipment
Compass at helm
VHF radio
Depth sounder
Speed/log
Wind indicator (masthead or manual)
GPS/chartplotter with European chart
Safety Equipment
Manual bilge pump
Gas alarm
Liferaft – out of date
Man overboard shoe horseshoe buoy
Ocean pack and container flares
Additional
Outboard engine (needs a service)
2 water bladders – 120L each
Blondie Hasllen wind vane – rebuilt and spares
40L of extra fuel
Tender
Video
Contact NYB Swansea
- Address:
Network Yacht Brokers Swansea
YACHTS.co
Unit 1
Fishmarket Quay
Swansea
SA1 1UP - Telephone: [+44] [0] 1792 465 550
- Fax: [44] [0] 1792 466 805
- Email: info@yachts.co
- Link to full office details
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