Reading Time: 4 minutesThe S30, a family-friendly cruising sailboat launched in the early 1970s, combines affordability with low maintenance. Constructed mainly from fiberglass, it has gained popularity across the globe due to its durability. Many owners have customized their S30s with teak decks and enhancements, appealing to both new and experienced sailors alike.
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This type is the successor to the second version S30 cruising Square Metre Boat and was built in 1995/96 with a boxy and comfortable superstructure. Further, there is a flush deck version with a low profile cabin named Swede 41 Classic. Swede 41 construction # 4 The sailing characteristics of Swede 41 have been improved impressively, …
Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This article has been updated with headroom heights of the main cabin and foreship, saloon bench sizes and seating height, further berth dimensions in the foreship. Please note tables at the end. A while ago Richard Natmeßnig invited me for an afternoon aboard his Swede 41 Classic. Having spent unforgettable hours at the tiller of his …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch As outlined in the page about the first S30 version, a production of 229 boats within six years was a remarkable, by today’s standards, astonishing achievement. However, expectations regarding boat handling and space below deck significantly increased in the 1970 ties. The competition provided a lot more in this regard with other boat models. So Fisksätra …
Reading Time: 9 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch At the end of the sixties, Swedish Square Metre Boat sailors are thinking about a yacht being easier to keep and a bit more comfortable. They like the elegant wooden Skärgårdskryssare and its delightful pleasure under sail. But the upkee of the aged wooden boats needs a lot of care, work and time. And many sailors …
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This page documents the fleet of first and second version boats. The sail numbers were assigned consecutively international and apparently correspond to the construction numbers. Identified construction/sail numbers are marked bold. The information up to boat no. 156 comes from the 1975 directory of the Swedish S30 class association, Svenska S 30 Förbundet. The lists are …
Reading Time: 8 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch A portrait of a pioneer of GRP boat building in Sweden as early as the end of the 1940s. A look at the 60-year history of the yard, which ended with the delivery of the last Swede 55 named Gamle Swede in May 1980. The yard was located 1968 to 1979 in the above shown former …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch 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: 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: 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 …
