Here you see some Videos of Cruising Square Metre boats: the S30 successor Swede 41 Sleipnir and the Swede 55 successor Cheyenne.
Swede 41 Classic Sleipnir
The gentleman with the hat at the tiller is Stockholm sailor Olof Hildebrand. He initiated the development of Swede 55 in the seventies, her relaunch named Swede75/52 since the late eighties. Then the relaunch of the S30 of Swede 41 as a cruising boat in the mid-nineties and of Swede 41 Classic as Daysailer a decade later. The Swede 55 successor initiated Swedesail in the Nineties. So far, four Swede 41 and three Swede 41 Classic are afloat. The Swede 41 Classic named Sleipnir was commissioned by an Austrian sailing family and is berthed in Lemkenhafen/Fehmarn, an island at the northern seaboard of the Baltic in Germany.
Sleipnir was built in 2016-18 with this small cabin similar to the racing 30 sqm boat by Rosättra yard northeast of Stockholm. This beauty is so seldom built that it comes in as a costly custom manufacture. How delighting that occasionally, there are aesthetes and sailors where it must be a Swede 41 Classic. You are welcome to find out more about Sleipnirhere. Video by Classic Swedish Yachts.
Swede 52 Cheyenne
This clip shows the latest Swede 52, built 2000-2002 in Sweden. She is displacing just 7.15 tons, 600 kgs less than the Swede 55 as planned by Knud Reimers. Her counter well above the water proves the lightweight construction, showing how easy Cheyenne floats. Further, note the simple and sensitive tiller steering instead of the wheel. A lightweight and practically maintenance free solution. Cheyenne is featured in this article. Video by Lars Westergren.
Photo on top by Göran Lindgren. Swede 52 Cheyenne in Stockholm Skärgård. Published February 24, 2025, updated December 9, 2025.→ Subscribe Newsletter and you won’t miss future articles.
