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Naval Architect Knud Reimers

Reading Time: 10 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Cleverness, rhetorical skills, talent, and luck made the Dane, born in Aarhus in 1906, to Sweden’s mostly known naval architect. A portrait of the unwavering representative of the elegant and sleek Scandinavian yacht design. The following four anecdotes describe the self-made man who came from modest circumstances, the passionate sailor, the sales-minded and also self-confident Dane. …

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75 Square Metre Boat Gustaf

Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This almost 59 ft (ca. 18 m) Daysailer is so outdated that at first glance it appears to be a coloured black-and-white photo of times gone by.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 The sail geometry is also pretty outdated.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 …