Swede 55
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10thTonner
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They’re usually too slim at the back to really plane. Semi-planing on a beam reach at best…
10thTonner
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Langø 10 Meter (LOA 9.96 / width 2.08 !)
Only 10 ever built.
Only 10 ever built.
Matagi
Super Antichrist
Very nice! Any intention of racing her in the Baltic (I assume)?
Here's a BB 10 on fire:
Not planing, just surfing. Still, shows what capable boats these are.
A bit smaller and more rare, but comparable in my view to the BB 10 is the Solus Alta:
Here's a BB 10 on fire:
Not planing, just surfing. Still, shows what capable boats these are.
A bit smaller and more rare, but comparable in my view to the BB 10 is the Solus Alta:
Zebra
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Somebody Else
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What the hell happened to that spinnaker?!?!?
Tiniest spinnaker on the planet!
No wonder they only built 10 of those boats.
10thTonner
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It’ll be Berlin inshore only this season.
I have a vague hope of doing the Kiel week welcome race next year but, honestly, 2023 seems more realistic…
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10thTonner
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Hey, the PO didn’t tell us she was pregnant. But look what we found next to her yesterday:
Bull City
A fine fellow
What is that?
10thTonner
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Misbehavin'
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I've sail quite a bit on a BB10m, sometimes against Solus Alta's in beer can races and trust me, it's a dog compared to the BB10.
There's a Solus Alta that has done the OSTAR though, which I would rather do it in than the BB10, which doesn't have a self bailing cockpit.
Matagi
Super Antichrist
Thanks for the insight! I only once saw a test of the Drabant 27 vs the Solus, which I thought was an odd comparison...
I saw a GPH of 651 for one boat, not many under ORC, none under IRC as far as I know. That would put it into X-99 territory. Do you think that would be a fair rating?
Zebra
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Biannual squaremetre event beginning today, with a true 55 sqm boat named "Sonja" and a Swede 55 among 30 entries:
http://www.svlf.de/
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/technik/segelregatta-schlank-und-rank-naechstes-wochenende-bei-fehmarn-17460883.html
https://www.boat24.com/de/blog/serielle-bigamie/
http://www.svlf.de/
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/technik/segelregatta-schlank-und-rank-naechstes-wochenende-bei-fehmarn-17460883.html
https://www.boat24.com/de/blog/serielle-bigamie/
Panoramix
Super Anarchist
Really narrow boats don't really have a displacement speed as they can accelerate beyond their hull speed relatively easily compared to a wider design. Thus you don't really get 2 distinct sailing modes, I is more linear, a bit like a multihull.
kimbottles
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kinardly
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Someone mentioned Anconas in another thread. Also rather narrow Swedish design so I guess that is their thing. I raced on a 35 a couple of years back and it was surprisingly quick, given it sported lots of wood below, teak decks, etc. More than a bit cramped in the cockpit though. Think gentleman’s Aphrodite 101 on steroids.
I bet a Swede 55 is a blast.
I bet a Swede 55 is a blast.
kimbottles
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kimbottles
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There is a Swede 55 with the taller rig for sale here in Seattle at a very attractive price if someone wants to take on a bit of a project. Pm me if you want contact information. This is a current picture taken today.
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