30 square meter sailboat

Herreshoff 30 Square Meter Sailboat

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• Make: Herreshoff
• Model: 30 Square Meter
• Type: Racer
• Location: Greenport, New York, United States

Description

Historical Significance

Oriole II was one of the first American designed and built thirty-square meters to race competitively in international competition. She was designed in 1930 by the famous yacht designer Lewis Francis Herreshoff for Elizabeth ‘Sis’ Hovey. Driving ORIOLE, Miss Hovey would become the first woman to race and win an international sailing event. Her purpose was simple, to race in Kiel, Germany and Sandhamn, Sweden to recapture the Marblehead and Hoover Cups in 1930, both lost the prior year to the Swedes.

While the American’s lost both regettas, Herreshoff relayed, ‘we had only one new boat on the team, the Oriole II, sailed by Miss Hovey, and it is said she proved to be nearly as fast as the best German or Swedish boat in this class.’

Oriole II stayed in the Marblehead area for many years after Hovey sold her in 1934, placing respectably in capable hands against larger Swedish-built boats. By 1994, she had been acquired by the Museum of Yachting in Newport, Rhode Island. The Museum completed a full restoration of the yacht before adding it to their collection. The boat was acquired by her current owner in 2006.

Later recalling ORIOLE II, Sis Hovey wrote, ‘To me there is no boat as enjoyable to sail or as enjoyable to look at as a 30 square metre. They are easy to handle, lovely to the touch, as fast as a scared rabbit. I’ve raced many different kinds of boats since (ORIOLE II); from J-boats, YANKEE and RAINBOW, 12 metres EASTERN and WEATHERLY, down to 210s and 110s and everything in between, and to me there is nothing to compare to ORIOLE. Correspondence with George Fisher

L. Francis Herreshoff

ORIOLE II was designed by L. Francis Herreshoff, the first major proponent for the thirty-square meters in the United States. In an article printed in 1931, he stated, ‘It is safe to say that they (thirty-square meters) are the most modernistic-looking type we have, with their long fine ends and high, narrow sails. They are in their element in a strong wind and rough sea when they make really phenomenal speed for their sail area. In the races abroad, when there is any wind, they easily overtake and pass the Six-Metre boats.’

One of the most influential and successful yacht designers of the twentieth century, L. Francis Herreshoff, worked for: his father, Capt. Nat Herreshoff; the U.S. Navy in World War I; and for Starling Burgess, before going out on his own. L. Francis was also a prolific writer and, in addition to numerous articles, he authored The Common Sense of Yacht Design, The Compleat Cruiser, Sensible Cruising Designs, An L. Francis Herreshoff Reader, and a biography of his father, Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol. Herreshoff's writing influenced generations of designers and builders.

Specifications

Beam: 6’9’’

Draft 4’9’’

Displacement: 5,557 lbs

Oriole is a 30 square metre racing yacht designed by one of the world’s greatest yacht designers and built by one of the finest boat builder’s in the world. She is an open cockpit racer, with a dramatic swept-back mast, small jib sail and very large main sail. She has a full keel, with lead ballast. The decks are done in canvas and epoxy.

The bottom of Oriole is a white oak keel with lead ballast attached by bronze bolts. The caravel planking of the hull is mahogany. The planking is attached to white oak frames that are 1 “x 1” sided and approximately 6 ½’on center. The planking is fastened by # 6 copper rivet, and 3/16” bronze wood screws, virtually all the fasteners have been replaced in the past 12 years.

The mast appears to be made of Sitka Spruce, and made as a box section tapering of to a to a round section at the top. The mast is a ¾ fractional mast that has about a 1’ bend as well as a lot of rake to it.

Sail Inventory: 2012 Quantum Dacron sails. 150% genoa, 100% jib; main. Used less than 20 times and in excellent condition.

Contact for inspection. No survey is available.

In a letter that appeared in Wooden Boat Magazine (WB-114), Sis Hovey described Herreshoff’s many innovations on ORIOLE II, ‘….he actually invented the roller-reefing gear, ventilated spinnaker, and Genoa jib – which were used for the first time on ORIOLE II when I took her to Kiel, Germany, and afterward in Sweden for team racing in 1930. Our jib was then known as the biggest biggest, and was copied in Italy and was called the Genoa jib. This bothered Francis, and I’m not surprised.’

Oriole II’s first, and most prominent, owner was Elizabeth ‘Sis’ Hovey, an early pioneer of women’s yachting who grew up racing in Massachusetts. In the thirties, the family name Hovey was widely associated with yachting and America's Cup history. Father Chandler Hovey was involved in the J Class and joined the Bostonians John Lawrence and Charles Francis Adam in the 1930 Cup defence with Yankee. Chandler passed on his passion to his two sons, Charles and Chandler Junior, as well as to his daughter Elisabeth, nicknamed "Sis".

While the Americans were romped in the 1929 Hoover Cup and Marblehead Cup, Herreshoff noted that a bright spot for the Americans in this series was that Sis Hovey, driving ORIOLE, became the first American to skipper a boat in international competition. Sailing ORIOLE, she placed respectably, edging out the Germans for the first place in the final race in Kiel, Germany.

‘One of the things that rather surprised the foreigners was that a very young lady (‘Sis’ Hovey) sailed one of our boats and, in fact, made the greatest number of points on our team.’ L. Francis Herreshoff

‘This year a return race was sailed in Germany and our team again was beaten. However, we had only one new boat on the team, the ORIOLE II, sailed by Miss Hovey, and it is said she proved to be nearly as fast as the best German or Swedish boat in this class.’ L. Francis Herreshoff

Of ORIOLE II, Sis Hovey would later write, ‘Of all the boats I was lucky to sail, including J-boats, Herreshoff 12s, M-boats, Rs, Qs, and others, my 30-square meter was the most fun.’ Wooden Boat Magazine (WB-114)

Correspondence

Copies of correspondence regarding ORIOLE written by Sis Hovey to George Fisher.

I once had the pleasure of storing my boat next to one of the square meter yachts designed and built in the United States. This was the L. Francis Herreshoff designed Oriole. Sighting down the length of her underbody was an experience to take your breath away. A vessel of this general type, with a fin keel and a bulb at the bottom could carry substantially more sail area than the old square meter rule would allow. Such a boat would fly.

Oriole is an ideal example how deceptive it is to judge size by overall length. She’s s bit under 40 feet from stem to stern; however, she displaces only 5,500 pounds – talk about a low displacement-to-length ration!...Of course, in return for this, Oriole has been reliably clocked at 12 knots – now that’s sailing!

Dave Gerr, Nature of Boats

Oriole’s original plans are available through MIT’s Hart Museum (8 sheets of plans for 30 square meter sloop, ORIOLE (built 1930), design #46 by L. Francis Herreshoff. Dates on plans range from 02-04-1930 to 04-13-1930)

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30 Square Metre

There is no mistaking the graceful lines of a 30 square metre. with its long, lean hull, generous overhangs and lofty, slim-line bermudan rig, it is arguably one of the world’s most striking classes, and certainly one that commands immediate attention on the water..

“Of all the fast cruisers, the 30 Square Metres are probably the best,” wrote Uffa Fox in the 1930s. “The Skerry Cruisers with their liveliness and buoyant hulls are a type that appeal to many people… for their rules produce a fast type of craft that gives a great deal of pleasure to those sailing it, and also at the same time they produce a very sturdy little vessel, one that is both strong and seaworthy.”

Fox was a tremendous advocate of the Square Metre classes, or Skärgårdskryssare (Skerry Cruisers) as they are known in their native Scandinavia, and campaigned hard for them to be introduced to British waters. It was not until 1937 that the first one sailed on the Solent, by which time they were already well established in Sweden and the Baltic as both cruisers and racers.

The class, along with the 22, 45 and 55 Square Metre classes, was conceived in 1908 after the Square Metre Rule was adopted by the Royal Swedish YC. The rule, which was simply based on the sail area in square metres, allowed huge flexibility in the hull and rig design. Early 30s  reflected the style of that era, but it wasn’t long before designers experimented with longer, more extreme overhangs, increasing the waterline length of the hull when heeled over and consequently its speed.

Interestingly, one reason for the 30’s relatively modest sail area is that, unlike many of its predecessors, it was launched specifically for amateur crews. Many of the yachts designed in Sweden in the late 1800s were crewed by professional sailors, but in a move away from this, the rules specified that the Skerry Cruisers should be sailed by their owners and have a rig that was manageable by relative novices.

Of the Swedish-built boats, most were planked up in Swedish red pine or Honduras mahogany on steam-bent American or European white oak frames. Owing to the often extreme climatic conditions of Scandinavia, top quality timber was essential for the close-seamed hulls, and was well-seasoned prior to use to ensure longevity. Red or Oregon pine was used for the decks.

Their stability and good performance in strong winds and big seas soon proved them a viable class in Sweden, and before long interest had spread to other countries, including Finland, Germany, France, Brazil, Switzerland and America.

In Britain, their long, narrow hulls and vertiginous rigs were so different from other boats that many sailors were reluctant to invest in them. However, by 1938, 18 were racing on the Solent. Sadly, interest was to be short-lived, and in 1947 what remained of the Solent fleet raced together for the last time.

Since then interest has been sporadic, as many of the boats were shipped to South Africa. In Scandinavia, however, the class remains very active, and in 2008, 45 took part in the Square Metre Jubilee Regatta at Saltsjöbaden in Sweden.

Lottery prize

To foster enthusiasm for the 30 Square Metre class, the Royal Swedish YC used to commission one to be designed and built each year as a lottery prize.

Blondie’s 30

Lt Col HG ‘Blondie’ Hasler owned the 30 Square Metre Tre Sang in 1946. He used her extensively that season for offshore racing, and despite often horrendous conditions won three out of six races and sailed over 2,600 nautical miles. In doing so, Hasler helped overturn the rule books’ claim that you needed heavyweight, deep-keeled boats for offshore racing and helped inspire a new generation of light-displacement offshore racers.

WaterWitch 48

The Knud Reimers-designed 30 Square Metre WaterWitch , built by Uffa Fox in 1937, has inspired a new class to be built in New York. The WaterWitch 48 from WaterWitch Yachts (www.waterwitchyachts.com) is a 48ft (14.6m), all-carbonfibre yacht by Botin & Carkeek that is said to be a modern interpretation of the original design.

Vital Statistics:

LOD 43ft 6in  (13.3m)

LWL 28ft 6in (8.7)

Beam: 7ft 2in (2.2m)

Draught 4ft 11in  (1.5m)

Displ: 2.75 tons  (xxkg)

Sail area: 223sqft (30m 2 )

Designers: various

Builder: various

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12 Nov Oriole II

Oriole II was one of the first American designed and built thirty-square meters to race competitively in international competition.  She was designed in 1930 by the famous yacht designer Lewis Francis Herreshoff for Elizabeth ‘Sis’ Hovey. Driving ORIOLE, Miss Hovey would become the first woman to race and win an international sailing event.  Her purpose was simple, to race in Kiel, Germany and Sandhamn, Sweden to recapture the Marblehead and Hoover Cups in 1930, both lost the prior year to the Swedes.

While the American’s lost both regettas, Herreshoff relayed, ‘we had only one new boat on the team, the Oriole II, sailed by Miss Hovey, and it is said she proved to be nearly as fast as the best German or Swedish boat in this class.’

Oriole II stayed in the Marblehead area for many years after Hovey sold her in 1934, placing respectably in capable hands against larger Swedish-built boats.  By 1994, she had been acquired by the Museum of Yachting in Newport, Rhode Island. The Museum completed a full restoration of the yacht before adding it to their collection. The boat was acquired by her current owner in 2006.

Oriole II is an open cockpit racer, with a dramatic swept-back mast, small jib sail and very large main sail. She has a full keel, with lead ballast. The decks are done in canvas and epoxy.

“Oriole II” is available for Sponsor: Yes Charter: Yes Sale: $30,000

Boat Specs:

Designer: Herreshoff

Sail #: US X 4

Built: 1930

Beam: 6’9’’

Draft 4’9’’

Displacement: 5,557 lbs

The bottom of Oriole is a white oak keel with lead ballast attached by bronze bolts. The caravel planking of the hull is mahogany. The planking is attached to white oak frames that are 1” x 1” sided and approximately 6 1/2’ on center. The planking is fastened by #6 copper rivets, and 3/16”  bronze wood screws, virtually all the fasteners have been replaced in the past 12 years.

The mast appears to be made of Sitka Spruce, and made as a box section tapering off to a round section at the top. The mast is a 3/4 fractional mast that has about a 1’ bend as well as a lot of rake to it.

Sail Inventory:   2012 Quantum Dacron sails.  150% genoa, 100% jib; main.  Used less than 20 times and in excellent condition.

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L.F. Herreshoff (SK 30 ) “Oriole II”

Herreshoff “Oriole II” SPECIFICATIONS:

LOA: 39′ 0″ / 11.88m * LOD: 39′ 0″ / 11.88m* LWL: 27′ 0″ / 8.22m * Beam: 6′ 11″ / 1.82m * Draft: 4′ 9″ / 1.21m * Displacement: * Sail Area: * Design Number: * Yard Number: * Rig: Sloop * Class: 30-Square-Meter class * Designer: L.F. Herreshoff * Built by: George F. Lawley & Son * Original Owner: Elizabeth Hovey * Year Built: 1930 * Restored By: * Boat Location: Newport, RI * Current Name: Oriole II * Current Owner: Museum of Yachting * Sail Number: X 4

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Herreshoff 30 Square Meter Sailboat

1930 herreshoff 30 square meter.

• Price: Contact seller
• Make: Herreshoff
• Model: 30 Square Meter
• Type: Racer
• Location: Greenport, New York, United States

Description

Historical Significance

Oriole II was one of the first American designed and built thirty-square meters to race competitively in international competition. She was designed in 1930 by the famous yacht designer Lewis Francis Herreshoff for Elizabeth ‘Sis’ Hovey. Driving ORIOLE, Miss Hovey would become the first woman to race and win an international sailing event. Her purpose was simple, to race in Kiel, Germany and Sandhamn, Sweden to recapture the Marblehead and Hoover Cups in 1930, both lost the prior year to the Swedes.

While the American’s lost both regettas, Herreshoff relayed, ‘we had only one new boat on the team, the Oriole II, sailed by Miss Hovey, and it is said she proved to be nearly as fast as the best German or Swedish boat in this class.’

Oriole II stayed in the Marblehead area for many years after Hovey sold her in 1934, placing respectably in capable hands against larger Swedish-built boats. By 1994, she had been acquired by the Museum of Yachting in Newport, Rhode Island. The Museum completed a full restoration of the yacht before adding it to their collection. The boat was acquired by her current owner in 2006.

Later recalling ORIOLE II, Sis Hovey wrote, ‘To me there is no boat as enjoyable to sail or as enjoyable to look at as a 30 square metre. They are easy to handle, lovely to the touch, as fast as a scared rabbit. I’ve raced many different kinds of boats since (ORIOLE II); from J-boats, YANKEE and RAINBOW, 12 metres EASTERN and WEATHERLY, down to 210s and 110s and everything in between, and to me there is nothing to compare to ORIOLE. Correspondence with George Fisher

L. Francis Herreshoff

ORIOLE II was designed by L. Francis Herreshoff, the first major proponent for the thirty-square meters in the United States. In an article printed in 1931, he stated, ‘It is safe to say that they (thirty-square meters) are the most modernistic-looking type we have, with their long fine ends and high, narrow sails. They are in their element in a strong wind and rough sea when they make really phenomenal speed for their sail area. In the races abroad, when there is any wind, they easily overtake and pass the Six-Metre boats.’

One of the most influential and successful yacht designers of the twentieth century, L. Francis Herreshoff, worked for: his father, Capt. Nat Herreshoff; the U.S. Navy in World War I; and for Starling Burgess, before going out on his own. L. Francis was also a prolific writer and, in addition to numerous articles, he authored The Common Sense of Yacht Design, The Compleat Cruiser, Sensible Cruising Designs, An L. Francis Herreshoff Reader, and a biography of his father, Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol. Herreshoff's writing influenced generations of designers and builders.

Specifications

Beam: 6’9’’

Draft 4’9’’

Displacement: 5,557 lbs

Oriole is a 30 square metre racing yacht designed by one of the world’s greatest yacht designers and built by one of the finest boat builder’s in the world. She is an open cockpit racer, with a dramatic swept-back mast, small jib sail and very large main sail. She has a full keel, with lead ballast. The decks are done in canvas and epoxy.

The bottom of Oriole is a white oak keel with lead ballast attached by bronze bolts. The caravel planking of the hull is mahogany. The planking is attached to white oak frames that are 1 “x 1” sided and approximately 6 ½’on center. The planking is fastened by # 6 copper rivet, and 3/16” bronze wood screws, virtually all the fasteners have been replaced in the past 12 years.

The mast appears to be made of Sitka Spruce, and made as a box section tapering of to a to a round section at the top. The mast is a ¾ fractional mast that has about a 1’ bend as well as a lot of rake to it.

Sail Inventory: 2012 Quantum Dacron sails. 150% genoa, 100% jib; main. Used less than 20 times and in excellent condition.

Contact for inspection. No survey is available.

In a letter that appeared in Wooden Boat Magazine (WB-114), Sis Hovey described Herreshoff’s many innovations on ORIOLE II, ‘….he actually invented the roller-reefing gear, ventilated spinnaker, and Genoa jib – which were used for the first time on ORIOLE II when I took her to Kiel, Germany, and afterward in Sweden for team racing in 1930. Our jib was then known as the biggest biggest, and was copied in Italy and was called the Genoa jib. This bothered Francis, and I’m not surprised.’

Oriole II’s first, and most prominent, owner was Elizabeth ‘Sis’ Hovey, an early pioneer of women’s yachting who grew up racing in Massachusetts. In the thirties, the family name Hovey was widely associated with yachting and America's Cup history. Father Chandler Hovey was involved in the J Class and joined the Bostonians John Lawrence and Charles Francis Adam in the 1930 Cup defence with Yankee. Chandler passed on his passion to his two sons, Charles and Chandler Junior, as well as to his daughter Elisabeth, nicknamed "Sis".

While the Americans were romped in the 1929 Hoover Cup and Marblehead Cup, Herreshoff noted that a bright spot for the Americans in this series was that Sis Hovey, driving ORIOLE, became the first American to skipper a boat in international competition. Sailing ORIOLE, she placed respectably, edging out the Germans for the first place in the final race in Kiel, Germany.

‘One of the things that rather surprised the foreigners was that a very young lady (‘Sis’ Hovey) sailed one of our boats and, in fact, made the greatest number of points on our team.’ L. Francis Herreshoff

‘This year a return race was sailed in Germany and our team again was beaten. However, we had only one new boat on the team, the ORIOLE II, sailed by Miss Hovey, and it is said she proved to be nearly as fast as the best German or Swedish boat in this class.’ L. Francis Herreshoff

Of ORIOLE II, Sis Hovey would later write, ‘Of all the boats I was lucky to sail, including J-boats, Herreshoff 12s, M-boats, Rs, Qs, and others, my 30-square meter was the most fun.’ Wooden Boat Magazine (WB-114)

Correspondence

Copies of correspondence regarding ORIOLE written by Sis Hovey to George Fisher.

I once had the pleasure of storing my boat next to one of the square meter yachts designed and built in the United States. This was the L. Francis Herreshoff designed Oriole. Sighting down the length of her underbody was an experience to take your breath away. A vessel of this general type, with a fin keel and a bulb at the bottom could carry substantially more sail area than the old square meter rule would allow. Such a boat would fly.

Oriole is an ideal example how deceptive it is to judge size by overall length. She’s s bit under 40 feet from stem to stern; however, she displaces only 5,500 pounds – talk about a low displacement-to-length ration!...Of course, in return for this, Oriole has been reliably clocked at 12 knots – now that’s sailing!

Dave Gerr, Nature of Boats

Oriole’s original plans are available through MIT’s Hart Museum (8 sheets of plans for 30 square meter sloop, ORIOLE (built 1930), design #46 by L. Francis Herreshoff. Dates on plans range from 02-04-1930 to 04-13-1930)

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1985 Classic 30 Square Meter

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We have several active listings for Bayliner, Maxum, Trophy, and Meridian. If you’re in the Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, or Carlsbad areas, please use the form on this page to let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll get back with you today about any other sloop sailboat options we have locally that may meet your needs.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Selected by Duetscher Segler Vergand in a competition held in 1931. Sailed in the Melborne Olympic Games of 1956. (The gold medal in this event was won by noted Australian sailor, Rolly Tasker). Still raced in a number of fleets around the world (in some cases as variants of the original). In the UK it is the BRITISH SHARPIE or NORFOLK SHARPIE. In Australia called the HEAVYWEIGHT SHARPIE, and beginning in 1960, a modernized version called the AUSTRALIAN LIGHTWEIGHT SHARPIE.

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The Emperor’s Boat

By Dave Matthews member of Finger Lakes chapter

Lancea’s documented history goes back to the fourth previous owner, Russ Balmer, who sailed her out of the Port Huron Yacht Club in the 1960s. Before that the history is murky but the last previous owner believed her to be the very same boat that was originally built for the Emperor of Annam (now Vietnam) in 1935. That boat is quite well known, thanks to the Swedish Maritime Museum’s collection of documents from the designer, Knud Reimers, and Chapter 36 of Uffa Fox’s book Sail and Power, “22 Square Meter Class”, which focused on it. From the Museum we have Reimers’s original detailed design drawings, as well as his correspondence with the Emperor.

Is Lancea really the Emperor’s boat? Her builder’s plaque says “Knud H. Reimers, Yacht Designer and Broker, Stockholm, Sweden.” Of the dozen or so 22 Square Meters Reimers drew, Lancea’s shape matches the Emperor’s boat as well as any and better than some. Whether she’s the Emperor’s boat or not, Lancea is a fine representative member of the 22 Square Meter Class.

The Square Meter Rule is a yacht measurement rule created by the Swedish Sailing Association in 1908, based largely on sail area. It lent itself to graceful, narrow designs with long bow and stern overhangs and tall rigs. Lancea is 36 feet long overall with a beam of only 6 feet. Other typical characteristics are her tall, narrow mainsail; low-slung, broad genoa jib; and curved mast. In the first half of the 20th century there were racing fleets of 22 and 30 Square Meters on the Great Lakes and the Massachusetts coast, but the majority have always been in northern Europe, where they are still raced. Some great action photos of a 2014 race in Berlin are at https://soeren.zenfolio.com/22qm2014.

Lancea came to me ready to sail and I’ve done little more than refresh the finish. Her hull is Honduras mahogany, deck and mast Oregon spruce. She is close-planked and seals up water-tight without caulk. She sails with a nearly neutral helm at all angles of heel. With her narrow beam, she heels readily before the keel stiffens her, immersing the hull overhangs and increasing her waterline length. Currently she daysails on Cayuga Lake out of Ithaca NY. Lancea has given me five years of great pleasure so far, and it will soon be time for her to move on to her next owner.

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Very cool to see this. This was one of my first big restorations starting off my career as a wooden boat builder in 1996.

Hi Mike! I’d like to get in touch with you about Lancea. She’s for sale now, and there’s more information about her early days in the comments below. Thanks for the restoration work you did. I’ve enjoyed her mightily. – Dave

Oops, sorry, forgot the address. I’m at [email protected] .

You ALWAYS get my clicks with the sailboats and this one did not disappoint! What a beautiful boat! If possible for the owner to see some follow up questions… is there an engine? Can more detail pics be posted? What is below decks? Does she stay in the water all summer? Is she covered when not in use?

Hi Shannon, There is no engine. She has a Torqeedo electric motor for light use. It stows away along with the motor mount when not in use so it doesn’t spoil the look. Below decks she’s very open, lots of storage space. The cabin has two long benches, could be used as berths. No galley or head. Yes, she’s at her mooring all summer. Winters are under tarps outdoors on a custom trailer. There’s no cover in summer other than the sail cover. I’d rather show her off, and deal with the ravages of the sun on the varnished deck in the spring. There are lots more photos on Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dematth/collections/72157647612707584/ And more details of the history (such things as Mike Corrigan’s restoration) at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YfhHvguFi2Mmx4ZHRscGYyRVk/view You can contact me for more information, e.g. by replying to this comment.

Dave: this is an old post, are you still there? I’m looking to track down Viking, US33. My great uncle’s boat from Marblehead long ago. I believe she is at Port Huron. Do you know?

Andy Chase [email protected]

I too am a sucker for old sailboat stories and photos, of which this is exceptional, particularly the link to the extensive photo album. Thanks for submitting this – the Finger Lakes have an honored history in the vintage boating community.

Being a teenager in the 60’s of a family who were members of the Milwaukee Yacht Club I got to be a first hand witness in the transition of wood to fiberglass. As the docks were filling up more and more every summer with new polished Columbias, C&C’s, Cals, Pearsons not to mention traditional one designs like Lightnings and Int 14’s going the way of glass, I was always fascinated with the 22 Square meter owned by friends of a friend of our family. It was on a mooring and kept in good shape. Whenever we passed it on our way out to the race course I found myself transfixed to its’ lines. On one hand it seemed so impractical compared to the 32 footer I happened to be crewing on. On the other hand, it had the most beautiful lines of anything that had a mast and for that one moment as we went by it, I wanted to be on that 22 Square meter instead!

In re square meter boats on Cayuga Lake, do you know anything about Robert Paccone’s 30 from 1971? He lived in Apalachin and worked for IBM in Endicott and sailed out of Ithaca.

Hi Kenneth, I’ve heard of a 30 being on the lake a long time ago, maybe it was that one. I’ve only been sailing Cayuga Lake since 1980. There haven’t been any Square Meters here during that time, until now. Sorry for the slow response. The system doesn’t notify me when there are comments. – Dave

David: I just bumped into your article about Lancia. We sold Lancia to Russ Balmer around 1962 after sailing this wonderful boat for about 7 years out of Port Clinton, Ohio. I have only one faded photo of 22 US 22 but great memories. cell 843 814 4077

Dave and Willy, I by chance found your article tonight regarding Lancea, my Dad Russ Balmer’s pride and joy for many years. I believe he purchased her in the mid 1960’s from Willy. He spent many Spring’s getting her in tip top shape at Port Huron (MI) Yacht Club for another season of racing in Lake Huron. I assisted him and sailed with him. She was quite the racing sloop! The boat was still in beautiful condition when he finally let her go to a buyer in Ontario. We were confident Lancea was in fact built for the Emperor of Indochina. That Emperor later replaced her with the 30 Square Meter, Moose, which also sailed out of Port Huron with us back in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Lancea looks magnificent. I had heard she fell into disrepair sometime after Dad sold her. Thank you for having her restored and the story about her. D Balmer

Moose was John S(ilsby) Lawrence’s 30 sq m, 30 US32. It was originally from Marblehead (delivered at the end of April 1936) but later moved to Port Huron where it was known as Mairead (1949-1954). My grandfather raced against Moose in both 30 US40 Arista and in 30 US41 Ellen, from 1946-1947 and then in 1949. Moose was a Reimer’s design from the Motala Batvarv. Irwin Russel “Russ” Balmer owned the ca 1930s Lancea, but also previously owned US2 Diane, one of the first two 22sks in the US (in 1929). Balmer was a PHYC member for 55 years.

Hi Denny! Willy and I are trying to get in touch with you to find out more about Lancea’s early days. I’m at [email protected] , cell 607-262-0443. Talk to you soon I hope. – Dave

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This 1995 Beck and Sohne built 30 square meter is a composite built German boat. Designed by Knud Reimers to the Bijou 2 model. Also known as a “table B” boat in Europe. Owner will consider trades.  

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Sold – 41′ reimers 30 square meter (1972) email listing to a friend.

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A slippery and alluring daysailer for the gentle breezes of Puget Sound. A perfect combination it seems for someone seeking the right boat in the right place.

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I’m Built in 1972 by Beck and Sohne boatyard in Germany (still in business).

Included is: An outboard engine with a custom stainless retractable bracket on the aft deck so the motor can be on the deck when sailing and lowered into the water as needed. It easily moves the boat at hull speed …about 6 knots. The outboard also has a generator and is wired to charge the 12volt battery in the boat (for running lights, bilge pump, instruments, Autohelm, etc.) when running.

3 headsails, 2 mains, several spinnakers.

A 3-axle road trailer custom built for the boat to fully support the hull with 6 boatyard type jack stands. The boat on the trailer is about 46’ long and weighs about 8500# so it can be towed with a pickup or SUV rated for that load. It also has supports to carry the 42’ mast. It’s a big plus because, for a keelboat like this, you would normally have to hire and schedule a special boat transporter to move it anywhere without the trailer.

The boat is in the water in Port Madison. It needs new varnish and some of the frames need repair.

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Knud H. Reimers SK30 Square Metre Sloop

• Year of manufacture  1935
• Boat type  Classic
• Condition  Used
• Engines  1
• Cabins  1
• Boat category  Sailboat
• Hull material  Wood
• Exterior brand colour  clear varnished
• Interior designer  original
• Beam  2 m / 7 ft
• Draft  2 m / 6 ft
• Displacement  3 t / 5 733 lb

• Overall length  13 m / 44 ft
• Performance  5 PS / 4 kW / 5 BHP
• Engine Model  Honda Outboard engine

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This stunning SK30 named DARLING was designed by the famous naval architect Knud H. Reimers in 1935. She is a magnificent representative of her class and comes with the original wooden mast and a quite interesting history. So she has been a strong and conspicuous competitor in the regattas in the 1930’s, as she is today as well. Built at the Swedish Motala Yacht Yard in 1935 and step by step renewed with attention to detail, she is still an eye catcher in combination with her beautiful mahogany lines, superstructure and teak deck. Darling has received a structural overhauling and an additional vacuum glued mahogany layer on the hull. She is fully equipped and offered with a custom built road trailer. This is your chance to own one of the masterpieces of the spectacular Knud H. Reimers designs in a very good condition. Please contact Baum & König for the detailed exposé.

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