Reading Time: 6 minutesSkerry cruisers like the Gamle Swede are lightweight yet capable of handling strong winds, requiring early reefing. The article details the boat’s performance during the 2009 Schlank & Rank Regatta, emphasizing the effectiveness of its storm jib and sail configurations in rough conditions, while also discussing equipment upgrades and maintenance.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe S30, a family-friendly cruising sailboat launched in the early 1970s, combines affordability with low maintenance. Constructed mainly from fiberglass, it has gained popularity across the globe due to its durability. Many owners have customized their S30s with teak decks and enhancements, appealing to both new and experienced sailors alike.
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This registry assigns boats to construction and sail numbers, also to known or probable years of construction. Sail numbers were assigned consecutively international by the first builder, Fisksätra Varv. Identified sail numbers are marked bold in this overview. Some information is current, others is based on old sources and rumours. In case you know more, please …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This is the story of a well-travelled, then neglected Swede 55. Follow her wake from Fisksätra Varv in Västervik on the east coast of Sweden to the island of Guernsey, where her first German owner sold her. She went on via southern France to Antigua, crossed the Atlantic several times in American and British ownership, sailed …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch As outlined in the page about the first S30 version, a production of 229 boats within six years was a remarkable, by today’s standards, astonishing achievement. However, expectations regarding boat handling and space below deck significantly increased in the 1970 ties. The competition provided a lot more in this regard with other boat models. So Fisksätra …
Reading Time: 9 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch At the end of the sixties, Swedish Square Metre Boat sailors are thinking about a yacht being easier to keep and a bit more comfortable. They like the elegant wooden Skärgårdskryssare and its delightful pleasure under sail. But the upkee of the aged wooden boats needs a lot of care, work and time. And many sailors …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Since the early 20th century, the Square Metre Boat is admired for its beauty, speed, and joy to sail. Inspired by the elegance of the Skärgårdskryssare, it was time for a good-looking and well sailing one-design suiting better to the requirements of a family in the early seventies. So Swede 55 was conceived in 1974-75 by …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch In the 1970s, admirers of the beautiful Johan Anker-designed keelboat Dragon, the classy 30 Square Metre Boat, the Swiss Lacustre or the Folkboat had a problem. A wooden boat needs a lot of attention, time, and skilled craftsmanship. And it is expensive to build new. So the future of these fine boats was uncertain. The solution …
Reading Time: 9 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Skärgårdskryssare also known as Square Metre Boats, are these slim and elegant boats to enjoy sensational sailing. Sadly, the time aboard ends in the evening, as a classy skerry cruiser offers little comfort aboard the small 15–40 square metre classes, and you are going home. That’s why there is a compromise, the so-called Cruising Square Metre …
Reading Time: 8 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch A portrait of a pioneer of GRP boat building in Sweden as early as the end of the 1940s. A look at the 60-year history of the yard, which ended with the delivery of the last Swede 55 named Gamle Swede in May 1980. The yard was located 1968 to 1979 in the above shown former …
