Great boat. More than 20 years ago, there was a (glass) Swede 55 in Salem Sound (Massachusetts). One day I was out in the Alden Triangle I then had when I saw her idliing along with just her blade jib up. I glided by under full rig, nodded to the owner and turned down Marblehead Channel toward Baker's Island. After a few miles, I looked back and saw the Swede, both sails up, coming like the proverbial freight train. As she zoomed by I called out, "You don't get passed a lot, do you!" The guy at the helm just...
53′ Reimers Swede 55 Sloop (1990) – VORTEX
Great boat. More than 20 years ago, there was a (glass) Swede 55 in Salem Sound (Massachusetts). One day I was out in the Alden Triangle I then had when I saw her idliing along with just her blade jib up. I glided by under full rig, nodded to the owner and turned down Marblehead Channel toward Baker's Island. After a few miles, I looked back and saw the Swede, both sails up, coming like the proverbial freight train. As she zoomed by I called out, "You don't get passed a lot, do you!" The guy at the helm just...50′ Hawkins Gaff Cutter (1996) – VELA
Just lovely! Time was when I dreamed of a boat like VELA. Now I dream of being a passenger on a boat like VELA, as I sail my 17 ft. Buzzards Bay 14.