DUGA A WRECK

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1968 I had sailed to England from Sweden in a 14 feet boat. In almost every port I put down my anchor people told me that I would get happier in a bigger boat. People belive that the more you own the happier you are.
In November back in Sweden I thought I do like old Slocum, buy an old wreck and fix her up. (see more detailed text under text in menue).





The previus owner had taken these pictures in the summer.


They were included in the deal.



Now however it was winter and freezing cold.




When the deck was on we thought we had done real progress. Inside it was warmer too.



Here are the two companions who told every visitor that to the summer they be sailing the tropics.



To every ones surprise the boat was in the water in June.



In August we test sailed her for a few days. Then hurried south to wormer latitudes.



Here in October she is making good speed across the bay of Biscay.




In the Canary Islands my freind jumped ship. Luckily I soon found anouther mate.



She steered for me.



She cooked for me.



She was a good mate, but the bigger boat did not make me happier.

YRVINDAREN, A SMALL BOAT, TO SMALL FOR LONG VOYAGES IN COLD WATER.

A few years ago when I lived on Tjörn island on the west coast I buildt this boat. She was a trhee quarter scale model of a 5.4 meter boat Matt Layden had helped me to draw. As work progressed and circumstances changed I planned to do a long voyage in her, but sailing her in Sweden, in October and November with plenty of clothes made me realise that she was to small and I to bulky.
When building her I had many bright ideas like having a jib-spar to take upp compression that let me have the shrouds forevard of the mast so that I could let out the boom about 120 degrees running downwind. It was also good training to make a compact boat. Experience like these and outhers helps me with my present boat.






Here I am in the lee of an island. From the cockpit I easily
propell her with the in the ever present yuloh.


Photo Owe Tollesby

Here she sails with her toppmast up. The bottom mast is five feet ( 1.5 meter) tall. The ever present yuloh can be seen on the port side sticking out behind the boat.