Reading Time: 2 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch A while ago, an American contacted me regarding the purchase of a secondhand Swede 55. As a previous Swede 55 owner, he was familiar with the boat. Enthralled by the 55, he found a particular offer on the eastern seaboard of the US and sought advice on whether to inspect it or not. He booked advice …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch An S30 sailor wants a jockey pole for his cruising Square Metre Boat for spinnaker sailing at closer angles. Together with matching eye plates to hang on the side of the mast, this is no big deal. Boom and fittings are inquired from the leading mast builder Seldén via the Hamburg agent Herman Gotthardt. Seldén probably …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Article in German It towers 18 metres into the blue and is ten percent bigger than the previous one by Swiss sailmaker VM Sails, which came with a short foot luff in the nineties. Five battens, two of them continuous at the top, stabilise the cloth. In the fall before, sailmaker Arnd Deutsch and I had discussed a special …
Reading Time: 4 minutes→ Article in German As sailing Swede 55 is mostly about upwind pleasure, a post about a single sail, this time a new jib, seems reasonable. For a long time, I sailed Gamle Swede with a worn-out and smaller-than-specified jib. It was made by Canon/Västervik in 1979. For that long, you can use polyester cloth, also known by the brand …
