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Swede 41

Here you have the opportunity to buy Swede 41 named Südwind. This boat is construction # 4 and comprehensively equipped for cruising. Please note that Swede 41 is available in two versions. Initially like Südwind in the variant built in 1995/6 with voluminous superstructure, centre cockpit and aft cabin as successor to the S30 cruising square metre boat. And second …

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Square metre boat race Schlank & Rank

At the end of a busy week it is nice to visit the market with your loved one and a pretty raffia basket on Saturday. On the way, you have your first or second coffee and find out what the weekend will bring. Sadly, pleasing leisure activity wears out in the long run. And in our latitudes there are seasons …

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The story of Fisksätra Varv

Finally located in a former match factory in Västervik at the swedish eastcoast from 1968 to 1979 and Gränna near Lake Vättern, the yard built motor boats and vessels for customs, the navy and nautical survey. Then, from the sixties onwards, sailboats, cosy double-enders and popular cabin cruisers. Finally, the S30 and Swede 55 cruising squaremetre boats were built in …

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Knockout criteria when buying a boat

Buying a boat is a risky step. Dreams, emotions, the desire to do something completely different are big, fuelled by a kind of midlife crisis and some money. Some people do it without a midlife crisis and little money. So let’s look at the knockout criteria when buying a boat. A boat is perceived as promise and a placeholder for …

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Duck perspective

Are you still bobbing around or sailing already? Easygoing square metre boats answer this question in their way. These beautiful light air windmills make something out of nearly nothing. Around thirty boats, from classic 15 square metre boats to a modern cruising 55 are sailing the Slim & Tender Race (Schlank & Rank Regatta) off Fehmarn at the german coast …

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Yacht advice: Pros and cons of headsail furling

Headsail furling has obvious advantages. For cruising, where convenience and safety is paramount, the cloth is removed from the cockpit when the wind picks up, before mooring or in an emergency. Further, this winding technique, which is in use now for decades, conveniently adjusts the sail area. This is interesting for charterers, beginners, the occasional sailor, small crew or an …

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How to upgrade a Swede 55

The advantage of modern crusing square metre boats like the S30, S40 or Swede 55 is that they are made of durable and nearly maintenace free fibreglass. The boat hardly needs excessive work. You simply enjoy your precious free time aboard. Added to this is the well thought-out construction of the largest model. The deck and superstructure of Swede 55 …

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Håkan Södergren’s most beautiful boat

What a pleasure edging this 55 sqm boat windward sitting on the ergonomically shaped coaming with small deflections on the tiller. The sensation of dinghy feeling aboard a 15 m racer. And what a feast to see this sled in ideal conditions in smooth water. The wedge-shaped cabin with the sleek windows is familiar from modern boats. And who else …

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What a toy

Chesnut brown mahogany, copper coloured underwater body, inclined stern. Stretched keel and an effective rudder blade. A serious spar on top. This boat was the nightmare of the square metre boat sailors at Lake Constance in the eighties in the first version. Contra as a modern 30 sqm boat At that time, Dr. Klaus Mueller from Überlingen, had boat designer …

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The Dream of Lasse Ristikankare

Every sailor knows and admires the Vindoe cruising boats from the Swedish west coast. Vindoes are seventies compromises worth looking at, made of an indestructible and easy-care fibreglass hull with teak deck and handsome mahogany superstructure. A tempting mix of practicality with the traditional look and feel aboard. Swede 55 like a Vindoe In the 1980s, Finnish wooden boatbuilder Lasse …