8mR SVANEVIT
All good things ...
8mR SVANEVIT
All good things ...
In 1939 consul Walter Edström comissioned Tore Holm to build SVANEVIT (shipyard in Gamleby, sail No. S 12). Edström, sailed the SVANEVIT for many years at the south coast of Sweden in the region around Göteborg. During those days the boat was intensively used by the family.
But already at the end of the 40’s SVANEVIT was an active part of the european sailing community. Until 1952 SVANEVIT had variable successes in the int´l Kattegat Trophy – the later SIRA Cup. During those years the SIRA of crown prince Olaf was the strongest and most honorable competitor of SVANEVIT.
8 GER 13
„ ...For coastal cruising in an 8 Metre would give owners the most sought after things in this life, health and happiness, for without doubt sailing at sea brings peace to the mind, and the salt laden air health to the body, which are both needed by all in these mechanical age of irritating noise and poi-sonous fumes.
(Uffa Fox. 1934)