Reading Time: 2 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch The advantage of modern Cruising Square Metre boats or Cruising Skärgårdskryssare like the S30, Jubilee S40, or Swede 55 is that they come in durable and nearly maintenance-free fiberglass. So you enjoy your precious time aboard. Added to this is the well-thought-out construction of the largest model. The deck and superstructure of Swede 55 were made …
Reading Time: 4 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Can you design, build and sail a 49-foot boat offering just stoop height below deck? Yes you can, if you are a Swede and more focused on sailing than amenities below deck. And what a pleasure it is edging this 55 m2 Skerry cruiser windward, sitting on the ergonomically shaped coaming with small deflections on the …
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Article in German Chestnut brown mahogany, copper coloured underwater body, modern inclined transom. Advanced keel fin and an effective rudder blade. All topped by a serious spar. This boat has been in its first version the nightmare of Square Metre Boat sailors at Lake Constance in the eighties. Contra as a modern 30 sqm Skärgårdskryssare At that time, Dr. …
Reading Time: 2 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Every sailor admires the Vindö cruising boats from the Swedish west coast. Vindös are seventies compromises worth looking at, made of a rock solid and easy-care fibreglass hull with a teak deck and a handsome mahogany superstructure. A tempting mix of practicality with the traditional look and feel aboard. The Dream of Lasse Ristikankare. In the …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This 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 …
Reading Time: 4 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Different to other sailboats, the true Skärgårdskryssare or Square Metre Boats, also known as Skerry cruiser and their modern successors for family sailing are designated by sail area instead of their length or a formula. For example, the 15 stands for the smallest 15 m2 class, the 22 for the 22s, and so on all the …
Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This almost 59 ft (ca. 18 m) Daysailer is so outdated that at first glance it appears to be a coloured black-and-white photo of times gone by. However, the boat is real and not restored. It is a new construction of 2017. The sail geometry is also pretty outdated. Three quarters of Gustaf’s sail area is …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Swede 55 can be enjoyed as built in the 1970s. Believe it or not and even if the DIY-enthusiast finds it difficult: you can simply sail this boat as it is: with one exception: Unfortunately, the yard did not consider an important issue at the time, anchoring. An anchor that you can easily deploy and store …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch An 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 …
Reading Time: 2 minutes→ Article in German Swede 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 …
