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30 square metre boat Contra

Reading Time: 5 minutesChesnut brown mahogany, copper coloured underwater body, inclined negative transom. Stretched keel and an effective rudder blade. A serious spar on top. This boat was the nightmare of square metre boat sailors at Lake Constance in the eighties in the first version. Contra as a modern 30 sqm Skärgårdskryssare At that time, Dr. Klaus Mueller from Überlingen, had boat designer …

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Square metre boat sailor Uffa Fox

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn spring of 1930, the 22-square-metre skerry cruiser or Skärgårdskryssare Vigilant sits nearly 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 is finished. It was designed by the famous sailor and yard owner Uffa Fox (pictured right). It …