Reading Time: 5 minutesThis 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, with deeper keel and …
Reading Time: 6 minutesA while ago Richard Natmeßnig invited me for an afternoon aboard his Swede 41 Classic named Sleipnir. Having spent three unforgettable hours at the tiller of his boat on Fehmarnsund, I vividly remember this tempting experience. Swede 41 Classic with a lot of sail area Interested in sailing and familiar with Square Metre Boats, I found two observations irritating. First, …
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs 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 Varv principal Torild Larsson …
Reading Time: 9 minutesAt 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 delighting pleasure under sail. But the maintenance of the aged vessels seems to much. And many sailors now have families who cannot find enough space on the …
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis 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 further based on the …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis 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 new sails. It is …
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 minutesSwede 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 Constance yard in 2003: …
