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Sailing just one boat for decades
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe pleasure and lessons learned while sailing just the right boat like Swede 55, for decades instead of replacing it.
Super Swede 53
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn 1982, Jim Walton won the San Francisco-Hawaii Race with his Swede 55, Temptress. Following its success, he envisioned a heavier, more stable boat, leading to the design of the Super Swede 53 by Peter Norlin. This new yacht features increased sail area and improved performance for competitive sailing.
Naval Architect Knud Reimers
Reading Time: 11 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. …
75 Square Metre Boat Gustaf
Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This almost 59 ft. Daysailer is so outdated that at first glance it appears to be a coloured black-and-white photo of times long gone by.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 The sail geometry is also pretty outdated.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 …