Reading Time: 6 minutesWhich profile is ideal for the rudder blade, different to the Swede 55 keel fin? What was common in advanced boat building in the 1970s? What is used today? Which shape helps to avoid the stalling effect? How you determine the ideal profile for your boat. Following the first article on suitable bushings for the rudder bearing and the second …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe appeal of a special type of sailing photography, showing the action half above and half of the aquarium-green water below. How southern German water sports photographer Ulli Seer became inspired by George Greenoughs Psychedelic Surf movies of the Seventies and Berlin outdoor photographer Soeren Hese later carried on. Technical challenges and how they were mastered in analogue times and …
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: 9 minutes→ Article in German An overview of 145 publications so far in newspapers and magazines, brochures, of books, book chapters, blog posts, and websites on the Square Metre Boat, also known as Skerrycruiser or Skärgårdskryssare. Further about the cruising versions S30, Jubilee S40, Swede 55, and other yachts described in the blog. In addition, articles and films about designers, remarkable …
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased on decades of sailing and boat maintenance, repair jobs and boat sales, I am helping prospective owners regarding boat selection all the way up to finally offering the boat. Having serviced my clients, I am occasionally asking to drop some notes regarding my job. Here is an extract of references from clients I have advised so far: Choosing the …
Reading Time: < 1 minute→ English article Sign up for the free Swedesail newsletter, and I will occasionally make you aware of articles on interesting boats, sailing, yacht design, and construction covering Relevant information on what matters I will not bother with industry gossip and spare you of special offers, references to volume models, and so-called world premieres being out-of-date tomorrow. The articles appear …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDue to the elegant low profile of the hull, limited freeboard is an issue aboard beautiful boats. The price is that you can hardly stand upright in the cabin. So sailors of classy Skerry Cruisers or Skärgårdskryssare know this price well. You only change clothes when the sliding hatch is open. Or you have a boat with a cabin structure …
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: 6 minutesAs the drawing reveals, this 79-footer had an owner’s cabin with an en suite bathroom, a saloon, and even a small kitchen next to the mast. Floorboards placed deep midships, the Skerry cruiser provided full headroom. The largest Skärgårdskryssare ever built was almost 11 feet wide. Of its 79 feet (24 metres), that third shown above was habitable. The other …
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the end of a busy week, it is nice to visit the weekly market with your loved one and one of those pretty raffia baskets 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 eventually. And in our latitudes there are seasons …
