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A matter of weight

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. Concrete mixer or sailboat? Today, cruising boats are considered floating weekend condominiums. All the comforts are repeated aboard that we …

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Håkan Södergren’s most beautiful boat

Reading Time: 3 minutesCan you design, build and sail a 49-foot boat with stoop height below deck? Yes you can, if you are a Swede and mostly interested in sailing. What a pleasure edging windward this 55 sqm boat sitting on the ergonomically shaped coaming with small deflections on the tiller. The sensation of dinghy feeling aboard a 15 m racer. Håkan Södergrens …