Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch This article has been updated with headroom heights of the main cabin and foreship, saloon bench sizes and seating height, further berth dimensions in the foreship. Please note tables at the end. A while ago Richard Natmeßnig invited me for an afternoon aboard his Swede 41 Classic. Having spent unforgettable hours at the tiller of his …
Reading Time: 7 minutes→ Article in German This 13-metre racer is an important boat for the Skerry Cruiser scene in Northern Germany. With Aurora, Georg Milz brought his idea for a sailing event from the 2008 centenary of the Square Metre Class from Stockholm to Fehmarn. She gifted fans of true and classic Skerry Cruisers and their successors, the fabulous Schlank & Rank …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch Advantages and disadvantages of the long and slender Square Metre Boat, the development of the so-called Skerry Cruiser, and how beam is measured since 1925. A brief look at the compromise between minimal water resistance in light wind and the ability to carry sail in a fresh breeze. Rapid Skerry Cruiser development in the 1910s The …
Reading Time: 6 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch As the drawing reveals, this 79-footer had an owner’s cabin with an en suite bathroom, a saloon, and even a small kitchen next to the mast. Floorboards placed deep midships, this legendary Skerry cruiser provided full headroom. The largest Skärgårdskryssare ever built was almost 11 feet (3.35 m) wide. Of its 79 feet (24 metres), that …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Artikel auf Deutsch At the end of a busy week, it is nice to visit the weekly market with your loved one and a pretty raffia basket on Saturday. On the way, you have your first or second coffee and find out what the weekend will bring. This is something for the cold months in our latitudes. The other …
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: 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 …
