Carl Alberg was a Swedish born yacht

Yacht

A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...

 designer known for his influence in early fiberglass

Fiberglass

Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling...

 boats.

Career

He moved to the United States in 1925 where he began working as a rigger then later as a spar

Spar

In sailing, a spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fiber used on a sailing vessel. Spars of all types In sailing, a spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fiber used on a sailing vessel. Spars of all types In sailing, a spar is a...

 maker. Alberg was then hired by John Alden

John Alden (naval architect)

John Gale Alden was an American naval architect and founder of Alden Designs, a prominent yacht design company. Alden who grew up in Rhode Island was inspired by the local fisherman and regattas and when his family moved to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1900 the docked Grand Banks fishing schooners...

 as a designer.

His successful career and current fame as a designer however can be linked back to his partnership with Pearson Yachts

Pearson Yachts

Pearson Yachts was a small manufacturer of fiberglass sailboats built in Bristol, Rhode Island founded by cousins Clinton and Everett Pearson in 1956. The company is one of earliest fiberglass sailboat manufacturers. The Carl Alberg designed Triton 28 launched at the New York Boat Show in January...

 and early fiberglass yacht construction. Their first collaboration was the Pearson Triton

Pearson Triton

The Pearson Triton is a fiberglass sailboat that was manufactured by Pearson Yachts.The Triton was introduced at the 1959 New York National Boat Show and was an immediate sales hit...

, a 28 foot fiberglass yacht which today is still frequently seen sailing oceans around the world. Alberg later designed several other models for Pearson yachts. He also designed the first model for Bristol yachts

Bristol Yachts

Bristol Yachts was a US-based company which was among the first commercially successful production fiberglass sailboat boat builders. The company was founded in 1966 and closed in 1997.-History:...

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One of his most famous and popular designs is also one of his earliest, the Alberg 30 which was built by Whitby Boatworks in Canada as a one design club racer. Though this boat had a record breaking production run of over 750 boats spanning 22 years and proved a good platform for ocean cruising

Cruising (maritime)

Cruising by boat is a lifestyle that involves living for extended time on a boat while traveling from place to place for pleasure. Cruising generally refers to trips of a few days or more, and can extend to round-the-world voyages.- History :...

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Another successful partnership was with Cape Dory Yachts

Cape Dory Yachts

Cape Dory Yachts was a Massachusetts based fiberglass boat builder which operated from 1963 to 1996.- History :Over the years the company was building boats, they produced several thousand ranging from 10 to 45 feet in size....

who produced 10 different models designed by Alberg.

External links

• Lists of boats designed by Carl Alberg