Red Sled

Last week we showed you a drawing (Chine On) of a new chined boat being built. Here is the report from the designer/builder/owner.

Sweden is a small country and sailing isn't that big here, but SA sure is! Since the pictures of my boat were published on SA, my mailbox has been full of people telling me “Hey I have seen your boat on SA,” therefore I felt that I must give you the story.

It began last summer when I sold my latest design Fompro. When I realized that I didn't have a boat for the summer of 2006, there was only one thing to do, draw a new one! The last boat was built in a female mould and this time I didn´t want to start building moulds so I started to look for options. A chine hull would be faster to build, cheaper and would still perform enough for us when cruising in Stockholm.

In September the drawings were complete and I started to build in a garage with the help of my girlfriend and four months of work later the boat is ready, the only problem is snow and ice!

Ulf Tjernberg

03/06/06