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Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This almost 59 ft/17.70 metre Daysailer is so outdated that at first glance it appears to be a coloured black-and-white photo of times gone by.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 The sail geometry is also pretty outdated.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 in the …
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 …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Article in German It rises 18 metres into the sky and has ten per cent more sail area than its predecessor from Swiss sailmaker VM Sails, which was delivered in the mid 1990s with a foot that was slightly too short. Five battens, two of which are continuous at the top, stabilise the sail. In the fall before, sailmaker …
Reading Time: 4 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Until this vividly remembered Friday, end of May 2019, it is clear that Gamle Swede will meet a Twelve-metre class only at the start of the race. Then this 22 metre upwind sailing machine, powered by 240 square metres, is gone. As no sailor takes that pack with dull presumption, we prepare modestly in Neustadt for …
