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Olof Hildebrand, Classic Swedish Yachts
Classic Boat
|December 2017
Yes, I think so. In the 1970s I worked as a lawyer and sailing was my hobby.
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The Swede 55 has siblings! Have you been able to reproduce the magic?
Yes, I think so. In the 1970s I worked as a lawyer and sailing was my hobby. I wanted a good family cruiser but couldn’t find one. We developed the Swede 55 and it turned out 40 were built without any marketing. The newer designs for Classic Swedish Yachts – the 41, 52 and 68 – are in principle the same boat, giving the same feedback and the feeling of speed, the same fun, the same strong build, but today with sophisticated sandwich construction and a modern underbody and rig.
You drew on the Skerry Cruisers as inspiration for the 55. What were the influences for the new yachts?
This story is from the December 2017 edition of Classic Boat.
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