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Naval Architect Knud Reimers

Reading Time: 9 minutesRhetorical skill, talent, and luck made the Dane, born in Aarhus in 1906, to Sweden’s mostly acknowledged yacht designer. A portrait of the unwavering representative of the elegant and sleek Scandinavian line. The following four anecdotes describe the self-made man who came from modest circumstances, the passionate sailor, the sales-minded and also self-confident Dane. Aboard Agneta in the Solent: In …

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22 Square Metre Boat Sailor Uffa Fox

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn spring 1930, the 22-Square-Metre Skerry Cruiser or Skärgårdskryssare Vigilant was sitting almost ready on a ramp on the Medina River of the Isle Of Wight in the south of England. Apart from the lead keel, the rudder, and the rigging, the boat was finished. It was designed by the famous sailor and yard owner Uffa Fox (pictured right). It …