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Two Alberg 30s
crossing tacks during
our long standing
tradition of team
races with our
Chesapeake Bay
‘cousins’ in 2005
during the Syronelle
Regatta on Lake Ontario
Photo- Phoebe Campbell
ALBERG
50thAnniversary
Bill Newman, Cruising Director,
Great Lakes Alberg Association (GLAA)
It often seems today, that the primary
criteria when selecting a boat is the size
of interior, the interior decor and how
close the galley appointments resemble
the kitchen at home. Seaworthiness, sailing characteristics,
ability to cross oceans and handle heavy
weather, seem to be seldom discussed
and are secondary considerations. If
the boat is going to stay at the dock
most of the time, then such a selection
process may make sense. Looking at
almost any yacht club or marina on a
splendid sailing day, there they are, at
the dock, many never going farther than
an occasional short day sail on a calm
day, realaxing or entertaining friends
on board. Of course, there are many
ways to enjoy a boat, and those who use
a boat this way, do indeed have every
22 right to do so. I like to think that Alberg
owners are a bit different in that I doubt
many Albergs were bought with the
intention of staying at the dock. The galley may not please Martha
Stewart and the accommodation
is somewhat Spartan. Its classic,
beautiful lines however, attract many
compliments, even from the owners
of the more modern light weight, fin
keeled boats, loaded with all the gadgets
and electronics that populate most
yacht clubs and marinas today.
The Alberg 30 is not, however, just a
pretty boat! Albergs are built to handle
heavy weather under sail admirably.
This is easy to say, but there is plenty of
proof. For example, I recently viewed
Yves Gelinas single handling his Alberg
30, Jean-du-Sud, on a single handed
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circumnavigation of the southern
ocean. I see an Alberg 30 Kolohe, 1500
nautical miles from the west coast of
the United States, wing on wing, doing
seven knots, its crew happily on their
way to Hawaii. An Alberg 30 from the
Chesapeake has recently completed a
circumnavigation. I see another sailing
joyfully in the Caribbean. One of our
Association members sailed his Alberg
from Pickering to Newfoundland and
back a few years ago. Another started
from Toronto a few years ago on “Into
the Blue”, crossed the Atlantic to the
Azores, back to the Caribbean, north
to Halifax and arrived recently back in
Toronto. This is only a small sampling
of great sailing adventures in Albergs.
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This is a boat, the youngest of which is
27 years old and the oldest 50’. As far
as we know, of the 700 or more Alberg
30’s built by Whitby Boat Works and
scattered around the globe, most are
still in active service. Whitby Boat
Works laid on the fibreglass generously,
particularly in the early years. Even
though most of us will not do anything
so ambitious, it is a comfort to know the
boat has that capability and feeds the
dream of doing so.
The 50th anniversary of the Alberg
30 will be celebrated in 2014. There
will be a number of events taking place
in celebration of this milestone event,
including holding the 2014 Canada
Day Rendezvous at the grand old Royal
Canadian Yacht Club, a beautiful club
with great facilities, ideally situated on
the beautiful Toronto Islands.
On April 5, 2014, there will be a
celebratory dinner at the National
Yacht Club, the original home of the
first Alberg 30 in 1964. On the August,
2014, holiday weekend, the anniversary
will be celebrated at the Eastern Lake
Ontario Rendezvous at the Bay of
Quinte Yacht Club.
We hope to see you on your Alberg
in 2014!
Great Lakes Alberg Association Dedicated to promoting the racing,
cruising, preservation and enjoyment of
Alberg Yachts for more the 40 years.
Visit www.alberg.ca
Carl Alberg (1900-1986) was
born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
This past rendezvous photo was taken at one of the wonderful wineries in Ontario’s Prince Edward “wine” County. When I
organize a rendezvous at this end of the lake, I usually try to do an ‘outing’ on one of the days. The Waupoos Winery, where
we were having lunch, gave us a terrific tour of the vineyard. We also visited the Mariner’s Museum in South Bay and Black
River Cheese Factory, - where everyone stocked up on their cheese supply and enjoyed an ice-cream cone. Cathie
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