Sven Yrvind

I was on the Swedish Boat show in Strockholm today. I had the pleasure to listen to Sven Yrvinds presentation about his life and adventure and present project. He's going to sail around the word in a 10 feet sailboat. All respect to Sven he is a real sailor and I'm jealouse.

Here is his latest sailbot "yrvind.com"

Vintervila: Winter rest

Insvept med pressenning, kall och frusen, väntande på en varm vår och en ny fin sommar med mycket segling.

Wrapped with press, cold and frozen, waiting for a warm spring and a new fine summer with a lot of sailing.

Segelvård eller? Sail Care or?

Jag har reparerat mina segel och sytt nya sömmar och lagat hål.

I have repaired my sails and sewed new seams and fixing holes.

Rigg fix

I senaste nummret av "Practical Boat owner" beskrevs hur man löser problemet med att masten har fel form.

In the recent number of "Practical Boat Owner" they described how to solve the problem whith a mast that not has a proper form.

Vintervila: Winter rest

Täckt och redo för vintern.

covered and ready for the winter.

The mast before front shrouds

Så här såg min mast ut innan jag monterade främre undervant som kunde spänna fram masten till en mer korrekt form. Fören är till höger på bilden.

This was the form of the mast before I mounted the front lower shroud that could tighten up the mast to a more correct form. The fore is to the rigth of the picture.

Upptagen: The boat is on land

Nu ligger hon uppe på torra land. Det gick ganska bra att få upp henne, men att ta upp en segelbåt på trailer är inte jätte enkelt. Det var tur att jag köpt vadarbyxor annars hade jag blivit ordentligt blöt. Nu ska hon täckas med press och sedan får hon vila till våren är här.

Now she's up on dry land. It went pretty well to get her up, but to take up a sailboat on a trailer is not so easy. I was happy to have bought a pair of waders otherwise I would have been thoroughly wet. Now, I will cover her with the a press and then she will rest until spring is here.