Scandinavian boat builders

Yngmar said:
I've asked a Swedish (east coast) sailor on IRC[1] and he says:

Najad is bought by a new firm on Orust (the island all of those west coast boats are built). Gillholms marina owns them now.
Sweden Yachts is owned by Malö.

He then went on to complain that you're ignoring Swedish east coast builders. And Linjett (the ones with the famous lifting keel crash test video). And the minifolkboat: http://www.mfboat.com/?lang=en

[1] Yes there is a sailing related IRC channel: ##sailing on freenet. If you don't know what IRC[2] is, ignore this, you'd hate it.
[2] No, nothing to do with the handicap.
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So it sounds like they are all clinging on in some form. We don't get many East coast Swedish boats in the UK, so apologise to your East coast friend for me.

Thanks.
 
dunedin said:
Eh. HR and Arcona look similar to you? Yes they are sloop rigged yachts which have nice interiors, but much more differentiation than the general AWB brands, IMHO
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All beautifully executed of course but all a bit 'me too' in look and style, how they keep going is anyones guess, some are positively '80's-looking inside but i guess somebody's buying them eh?

Hang on a minute,........................ beautifully finished and really boring to look at, anyone know how the GT35 sales are going?..................................sorry, i'll get my coat!:D
 
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bitbaltic said:
Arcona has always looked like a stone cold AWB to me. Apparently it's not and I wouldn't argue otherwise but they're not distinctive at all to my eye.
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Exactly! I looked at all the boats and a few more that were name-checked in this thread and they're so fukin tedious looking - its like the colour beige in the form of a boat, honestly is there nothing interesting going on in boat design anymore - they're all well executed but soooooooooo fukin boring to look at, but i guess as long as theres alot of boomer retirement money flying about to buy these things they're seen as "exciting" and "different".

They're quite clearly not..................................................................
 
It's a great shame the marinas and seas are cluttered up with old people, with a preference for well-made seaworthy and comfortable boats and no apparent wish to have the sleekest, lightest and fastest model in sheltered waters. We should ban these old fogeys and their antiquated boats from harbours on the grounds of being offensive to the eye. They have more time to sail than seems reasonable and then have the cheek to complain that they've earned it.
 
johnalison said:
It's a great shame the marinas and seas are cluttered up with old people, with a preference for well-made seaworthy and comfortable boats and no apparent wish to have the sleekest, lightest and fastest model in sheltered waters. We should ban these old fogeys and their antiquated boats from harbours on the grounds of being offensive to the eye. They have more time to sail than seems reasonable and then have the cheek to complain that they've earned it.
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Quite right too!

How astute of you to notice.................................
 
rogerball0 said:
Exactly! I looked at all the boats and a few more that were name-checked in this thread and they're so fukin tedious looking.
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It's what sells, though and - maybe more important - what resells.

As to 'Are Arconas Scandiwegian?' the answer is 'sort of'. Arcona is a Swedish company, but the majority of boats are moulded and base fitted-out in a purpose-built, Arcona-owned plant on an Estonia island approximately 60km east of Arcona's base at Gustavsberg, near Stockholm. The boats are then motored (summer) or trucked (winter) to Gustavsberg for finishing.

The Estonian plant also sub-contract moulds for some other Scandi brands.
 
rogerball0 said:
Exactly! I looked at all the boats and a few more that were name-checked in this thread and they're so fukin tedious looking - its like the colour beige in the form of a boat, honestly is there nothing interesting going on in boat design anymore - they're all well executed but soooooooooo fukin boring to look at, but i guess as long as theres alot of boomer retirement money flying about to buy these things they're seen as "exciting" and "different".

They're quite clearly not..................................................................
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i think that my AWB (a Hanse 312) looks great & people often tell me so
But what, in your mind, makes a good looking boat ---that the average buying public can afford to buy & run???
& please do not say a Westerly
 
Has Roger been inhaling too much of his epoxy vapours? His judgement seems cloudy to my mind. Maybe he will find out that by the time you reach retirement the word "excitement" operates on a different scale........
 
Try Sauviks Batbyggeri, Moen, near Risor, Norway. My boat was built in this shed in 1957, the boatyard is still going strong!

Boat does not leak and has original fastenings and planks, must be a good yard!
 
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Firstly as someone else wrote HR are doing well. They have their books full and have been rehiring their old staff back..

Najad are NOT owned by a company on Orust. Jimmy and gang on Orust just deal with the old boats.. Swedstar owned the rights to produce Najad, the moulds or the name. Not sure of the ins and outs. But nevertheless Swedstar took over from NordWest that bought out Najad...

Malö have apparently got financial problems but seem to still be building after order. I've just shared an anchorage with a brand spanking new Malö.... Nice boat...

Sweden Yachts in Stenungsund have been dead for some time. I have a work collegue that used to work for them and he says there were a lot of dodgy dealings going on there and financial twists..

Swedstar produce sailing boats and as previously said they own the Najad name.. Based in, I believe Nyköping.

That's all I know about the Swedish market... No Maxi, no Albin..
 
Very much so; but concentrating on getting bigger where only a serious lotter win will get you the keys.

Nobodies mentioned Regina; one of my favourites, if not that good looking.
 
Boat441 said:
Very much so; but concentrating on getting bigger where only a serious lotter win will get you the keys.

Nobodies mentioned Regina; one of my favourites, if not that good looking.
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Ah Regina af Vindö.... Which reminds me Vindö yachts also are bye bye.. Thor boats have a mahogany superstructure ..
 
I went on a Luffe 40 a couple of years ago. Rather similar in appearance to the Faurby. It was very nice overall, and even had a tiller, but I wouldn't want to pay its mooring fees at home, like many long and narrow Baltic boats.
 
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