Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the 1970s, admirers of the beautiful Johan Anker keelboat Dragon, the classy 30 Square Metre Boat, the Swiss Lacustre or the Folkboat had a problem. A wooden boat needs a lot of attention, time, and skilled craftsmanship. And it is expensive to build new. That’s why they have been built in plastic ever since. At the end of the …
Reading Time: 6 minutesAn overlooked and notoriously underestimated topic is the weight of the boat. How heavy and thus under-rigged is it? Will it sail in light winds at all? And how much extra load, provisions, and luggage can it handle? Five examples. Cement mixer or sailboat? Today, cruising boats are considered as floating weekend flats. Whatever we appreciate at a cosy home …
Reading Time: 9 minutesSkärgårdskryssare also known as Square Metre Boats, are these slim and elegant boats to enjoy sensational sailing. Sadly, the time aboard ends in the evening, as a classy skerry cruiser offers hardly any comfort. That’s why there is a compromise, the so-called Cruising Square Metre Boat. A remarkable variant is the Jubilee S40. How the Jubilee S40 was developed In …
Reading Time: 2 minutes→ German article The advantage of modern Cruising Square Metre boats or Cruising Skärgårdskryssare like the S30, Jubilee S40, or Swede 55 is that they come in durable and nearly maintenance-free fiberglass. So you enjoy your precious time aboard. Added to this is the well-thought-out construction of the largest model. The deck and superstructure of Swede 55 were made by …
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery sailor admires the Vindö cruising boats from the Swedish west coast. Vindös are seventies compromises worth looking at, made of a rock solid and easy-care fibreglass hull with a teak deck and a handsome mahogany superstructure. A tempting mix of practicality with the traditional look and feel aboard. The Dream of Lasse Ristikankare. In the 1980s, Finnish wooden boat …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Article in German This S30 with construction and sail number 22 is remarkable in two respects: Kauri is in good condition with a refurbished and mint interior crafted by the Wegener boatyard and a renewed engine with Lake Constance permission (high environmental and exhaust standard). Secondly, the boat comes with a 2 m longer carbon rig, power winches and …
Reading Time: 5 minutesSwede 55 can be enjoyed as built in the 1970s. Believe it or not and even if some do-it-yourselfers find it difficult: you can simply sail this boat as it is – with one exception: Unfortunately, the yard did not consider an important issue at the time, anchoring. A secure anchor that you can easily deploy and back on board …
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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 boat on the eastern seaboard of the US and sought advice on whether to inspect at all or not. He booked advice to find an …
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn 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 supplied the rigging for …
Reading Time: 2 minutes→ Article in German Swede 55 has two smaller sisters, the Jubilee S40 and S30 cruising variants of the classy Square Metre Boat. Here is an opportunity to buy a well-kept and extensively equipped S30. It comes with a comprehensive wardrobe with several light wind sails for Lake Constance. Dark blue hull with teak deck. Extensive refit by reputable Lake …
