LOVA
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

LOVA — FIN 3587

Model: Albin Nova

AlbinPeter Norlin

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LOVA (FIN 3587) is a Albin Nova designed by Peter Norlin and built by Albin. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Albin Novas. She sails close to a typical Albin Nova at every angle.

LOVA FIN 3587 - Peter Norlin - Albin

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

8

Race starts

0

Wins

50%

Podiums

23

Race Edge

Albin Nova: 28

610.6s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn31
10–16 kn27
Over 16 kn33
LOVAA typical Albin NovaHow Race Edge works
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Length

9.90 m

32′ 6″

Beam

3.16 m

Draft

1.71 m

Displacement

4.4 t

Sail area

51 m²

On the podium

Where LOVA finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

3

Seconds

1

Thirds

8

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with LOVA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • FinlandOnsdagsserien #720268
  • FinlandOnsdagsserien #220262
  • FinlandOnsdagsserien #120267
  • FinlandOnsdagsserien #320267
  • FinlandOnsdagsserien #520262

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Who she races against

The boats LOVA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (5)

Met too few times for a figure.

BLUE NUN (H 323, 7 meetings), TAXFREE (X-99, 5 meetings), ONYTTAN (H-star, 5 meetings), TARAN (H 35, 5 meetings), XENIA (X-95, 4 meetings)

How LOVA compares with a typical Albin Nova

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Albin Novas measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Albin Nova; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.04 kn
Beam reach-0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.00 kn
Downwind-0.01 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Albin Nova across the course.

Speed at every angle

LOVA in blue, a typical Albin Nova dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

LOVA in blue, a typical Albin Nova dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Albin Novas racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

CECILIE II · NOR 3639 · last raced 2026LADY STARDUST · NOR 4658 · last raced 2026TEAM MOBLINE · SWE 247 · last raced 2025FRYD V · NOR 3951 · last raced 2022BAMS · NOR 4078 · last raced 2015LA NOVA II · NOR 5052 · last raced 2015MATHILDE · NOR 4960 · last raced 2015

More about the Albin Nova

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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