Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Udell 22, designed by Knud Reimers for Lake Michigan in 1963, is a 22 sqm one-design sailboat celebrated for its elegance and performance. Initially built of mahogany, it transitioned to fiberglass production in 1976. The Chicago Yacht Club hosted multiple championships for the class, highlighting its enduring popularity.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Skerry Cruiser, established by a 1908 rule for navigating Stockholm’s archipelago, features various classes defined by sail area. Over time, design modifications promoted longer, narrower hulls for improved efficiency. Amendments in 1916 and 1925 refined construction standards, balancing speed and stability while maintaining the boat’s heritage and enjoyment for sailors.
Reading Time: 6 minutesKnud Reimers, a prominent yacht designer, created a 30 m2 skerry cruiser during World War II, influencing his subsequent boats, particularly for Swedish and Swiss clients. His designs, known for their aesthetic and functional innovations, emphasized a balance between speed and stability, sparking the revival of the skerry cruiser in Central Europe.
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe article chronicles the history of the classic sailboat Tre Sang, designed by Harry Becker and built in 1934. Notably owned by Lieutenant Colonel Herbert George ‘Blondie’ Hasler, it gained fame sailing in rough waters post-World War II. The vessel underwent extensive restoration and remains celebrated for its lightweight design and beauty.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Square Metre Class celebrates the centenary of the 1925 Skerry Cruiser Rule with new designs from naval architect Håkan Södergren. His innovative 30 m2 boat features a vertical stem, adjusted prismatic coefficient, altered beam distribution, and improved keel design. These advancements aim to enhance performance while honoring a century-old tradition.
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch What is a Skerrycruiser or Skärgårdskryssare? Anything flat-hulled with long overhangs, made of wood, ideally with a glossy finish? This is how most sailors answer this question. In principle, that’s true, since the open design class launched in 1908 for racing in the Stockholm archipelago or Skärgård initially left a lot of freedom. Only the sail …
Reading Time: 9 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch A crush on this originally Swedish, temporarily Finnish and recently Swiss example of the 75 m2 Skerry Cruiser of 1918. How Gun keeps eight caregiving sailors happy (and busy) while thrilling spectators on Lake Constance. And finally, the question of who will continue this fabulous story. Let’s start with an almost forgotten detail, this arched coach …
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch For decades, the largest contiguous fleet of 40 Square Metre Boats has been sailing on Lake Starnberg. An afternoon aboard Aphrodite, launched in 2005 to a Gustaf Estlander design of 1923 by Munich boat builder Helmut Fischer, explains why. Bavarian singer-songwriter and cabaret artist Georg Ringsgwandl once named ‘watching television, drinking, and playing golf’ as the …
Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Article in German This 13-metre racer is an important boat for the Skerry Cruiser scene in Northern Germany. With Aurora, Georg Milz brought his idea for a sailing event from the 2008 centenary of the Square Metre Class from Stockholm to Fehmarn. She gifted fans of true and classic Skerry Cruisers and their successors, the fabulous Schlank & Rank …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Advantages and disadvantages of the long and slender Square Metre Boat, the development of the so-called Skerry Cruiser, and how beam is measured since 1925. A brief look at the compromise between minimal water resistance in light wind and the ability to carry sail in a fresh breeze. Rapid Skerry Cruiser development in the 1910s The …
