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S30 Second Version

As outlined in the page covering the first S30 version, a production of 229 boats within six years was a remarkable, by todays standards astonishing achievement. However, expectations regarding boat handling and space below deck significantly increased in the 1970ties. The competition provided a lot more in this regard with other boat models.

So Fisksätra Varv principal Torild Larsen reviewed the deck, cockpit und cabins. He gave the S30 a more voluminous and – resembling Swede 55 – a boxy superstructure between narrower side decks and an arched foredeck. And he raised the center cockpit slightly. In front of the mast the S30 now had an arrangement for the self-tacking jib to simplify boat handling in the narrow waters of the swedish archipelago.

How Torild Larsson modernized the S30

Halyards and other ropes were now led to the cockpit. In this second version the boat was built from early 1978 to the end of 79 from hull numbers 230 to 304 or 5. From today’s perspective, 74 boats within two years is an impressive number for such an elegant and sporty boat.#

Sadly, the S30 story ended when Gylling withdrew from Fisksätra in 1979. Production creased in autumn and the yard was closed in the same year. The last S30s and Swede 55s were delivered and rigged on front of the yard in spring 1980 in Västervik, at the east coast of Sweden. At that time, the site had already been rented to a car dealer.

Boat data as far as different to first version

Upwind sail area (Main and Jib)	38.10 m2
Mainsail	22.8 m2
Selftacking jib	14.30 m2
Storm jib	10.65 m2
Genoa 1	27 m2
Genoa 2	21 m2
Spinnaker	75 m2
Volvo Penta MD 7A with Saildrive 100 S	13 HP, 9.56 kW
Fuel	50 l
Freshwater	120 l

Cabin heights

Companionway below closed sliding hatch	1,78 m
Salon in the middle of the forward superstructure	1,75 m
Toilet	≈ 1,70 m
Forward cabin	1,35 m
Aft cabin	≈ 1,10 m

You find more in the literature list with publications, brochures and articles.

Boat register second version

This table is an attempt to document the fleet of 75 boats similar to the S30 first version, the Jubilee S40 and Swede 55. The sail numbers probably correspond to construction/hull numbers and were assigned consecutively international. The information comes from various, partly old sources. Identified sail numbers are marked bold. Please help to improve this source with your remarks. Kindly write me if you know more. Last update August 3, 2024

Year of construction Sail #	Hull colour	Name	where located	Remarks
1978 S 230	white Gelcoat			shown in Brochure introducing the new model
1978 231
1978 FIN 232	white Gelcoat	Caramia	Ingå, south coast of Finland	Boat displayed at Allt för Sön, Stockholm boat show March 1978, 2nd owner, red coveline
1978	dark blue	Kaya	England, Schlei/northern germany	german owner since 2009
1978 235	white Gelcoat	Rapido, El Longo, Margrietha	Sweden, IJsselmeer/Holland, Kieler Förde	participates occasionally at Schlank & Rank Race/Fehmarn
1978 GER 241	white	Hey Hai	Bodman/Lake Constance
1978 S 243		Viva	Skärgård of swedish east coast
1978 S 244	white Gelcoat		Sweden
	painted dark blue		Plymouth/England
1978	white Gelcoat		Plymouth/England
1978/ S 251	white Gelcoat	Reverie	Uppsala/Sweden
1978/9 S 252	white Gelcoat
1978/9 SWE 257	white Gelcoat	Emmeline	Stockholm Skärgård
1978/9 S 263	white Gelcoat		Sweden
1978/9 SWE 266	white Gelcoat		Sweden
1979 UK 269	white Gelcoat	Fafnir	England, Fehmarn	german owner since 2010, 20 cm longer spar
1979 Z 270	white Gelcoat	Quivelda	Altnau/Lake Constance
1979 S 276, G 276	white Gelcoat	La Mouette, Ylva	Sweden, Elbe/Kiel Schilksee
1979 Z 280		Galymahr III	Zürichsee
1979 G 283	white Gelcoat	Odins Rabe, Smartie	Bremen, Großenbrode	well kept boat, 2nd owner
1979 SWE 286			Sweden
1980 3333	white Gelcoat	Flicka	North Wales, UK	red covestripe, red dodger
1979		Apsara	Southafrica
1979 289	white Gelcoat			different windows
1979 G 292	white	Lisa-Maria	Lindau/Lake Constance	wooden deckhouse
1979 GER 293	white	Letzter Streich	Radolfzell/Lake Constance	wooden deckhouse
1979 Z 305	white	Annina	Murten/Switzerland Warnemünde Mittelmole/Germany	far traveled boat, repeatedly sailed in the Mediterranean, now Baltic Sea

New build as Swede 41

In the mid-1990s the boat is relaunched by Swede 55 initiator Olof Hildebrand in a different manner as Swede 41 in the version two moulds with different appendages, lightweigth composite construction and significantly more sail area. An interesting boat, four examples with the Torlid Larsson superstructure. Swedesail was involved in that attempt selling those four boats to german owners.

A couple of years later, three Swede 41 Classic followed with the ambience of the racing 30 sqm boat with flush deck and a classy cabin roof. A nice example is Swede 41 Classic Sleipnir.

Thanks to Frank Cordes, Meike Holland, Henrik Huldén and Ralf Schilling for contributions to the boat list. Top photo by Ralf Schilling. Updated March 24, 25. → Subscribe Newsletter and you won’t miss future articles.

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