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IF-boat
The IF-boat (previously International Folkboat) is a sailboat class based on the Nordic Folkboat design. History Following the success of the Nordic Folkboat, in the 1960s the original designer Tord Sundén approached Swedish yachtmaker Marieholm bruk with the idea of redesigning the boat for production in fibreglass. In his design Sunden maintained the lines of the original boat, but used the modern production technique to increase cabin size and sail area. Freeboard was increased to give more space below and the bow and transom were redesigned for aesthetic reasons. Production was started in 1967 by Marieholm, however the Swedish Sailing Federation The Swedish Sailing Federation ( sv, Svenska Seglarförbundet) is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Sweden, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/sweden.php Notable sailor ... didn't like the name International Folkboat and it was changed to IF-boat. In 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Folkboat
The Nordic Folkboat (Swedish: Nordisk Folkbåt) is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by and Tord Sundén as a racer- cruiser and first built in 1942. Even though Sundén drafted the plans with design ideas provided by Iversen, Sundén was never credited as the actual designer of the boat.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 126-127. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. The Nordic Folkboat was developed into the Sundén-designed International Folkboat in 1967. The International Folkboat was expressly designed for fibreglass construction. The International 25 and the Olsen 26 are also based upon this design. The Junior Folkboat designed by actually dates from 1929. It was originally called the "Juniors Bad" (Junior boat), but was latter renamed because of its strong resemblance to the later and larger Nordic Folkboat. Production The design has been built by a number of different builders since the first were built in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tord Sundén
Arne Tord Sundén (29 June 1909 – 26 August 1999) was a Swedish engineer and yacht designer who drafted the plans for the original Nordic Folkboat but was never credited with the actual design despite a lifetime of legal challenges. Early life Sunden grew up in Gothenburg. He became interested in sailing early on and became a junior member of the Gothenburg Royal Sailing Society. He trained as a ship carpenter at Chalmers University of Technology. Nordic Folkboat controversy In 1941, the Scandinavian Sailing Association organized a design competition for a small cruising sailboat that was cheap, easy to sail, and fun to race. There were 58 entrants, of which six were awarded prizes, but no winner was announced. Swedish sailor and shipping magnate Sven Salén invited Sundén to amalgamate the prize winning designs into one design and that became known as the Nordic Folkboat. It seems clear that Sundén drew the lines of the Folkboat, however the committee that commissioned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology has varied across history, many terms have specific meanings in the context of modern yachting. A great number of sailboat-types may be distinguished by size, hull configuration, keel type, purpose, number and configuration of masts, and sail plan. Popular monohull designs include: Cutter The cutter is similar to a sloop with a single mast and mainsail, but generally carries the mast further aft to allow for a jib and staysail to be attached to the head stay and inner forestay, respectively. Once a common racing configuration, today it gives versatility to cruising boats, especially in allowing a small staysail to be flown from the inner stay in high winds. Catboat A catboat has a single mast mounted far forward and does not carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Sailing Federation
The Swedish Sailing Federation ( sv, Svenska Seglarförbundet) is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Sweden, recognised by the International Sailing Federation.http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/sweden.php Notable sailors See :Swedish sailors Olympic sailing See :Olympic sailors of Sweden Offshore sailing See :Swedish sailors (sport) Yacht clubs See :Yacht clubs in Sweden References External links Official websiteISAF MNA Microsite Sweden Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ... Yachting associations 1905 establishments in Sweden Sailing in Sweden Sports organizations established in 1905 {{sport-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelboats
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open water, while modern recreational keelboats have prominent fixed fin keels, and considerable draft. The two terms may draw from cognate words with different final meaning. A keep boat, keelboat, or keel-boat is a type of usually long, narrow cigar-shaped riverboat, or unsheltered water barge which is sometimes also called a poleboat—that is built about a slight keel and is designed as a boat built for the navigation of rivers, shallow lakes, and sometimes canals that were commonly used in America including use in great numbers by settlers making their way west in the century-plus of wide-open western American frontiers. They were also used extensively for transporting cargo to market, and for exploration and trading expeditions, for wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Sailboat Type Designs
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailboat Type Designs By Tord Sundén
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology has varied across history, many terms have specific meanings in the context of modern yachting. A great number of sailboat-types may be distinguished by size, hull configuration, keel type, purpose, number and configuration of masts, and sail plan. Popular monohull designs include: Cutter The cutter is similar to a sloop with a single mast and mainsail, but generally carries the mast further aft to allow for a jib and staysail to be attached to the head stay and inner forestay, respectively. Once a common racing configuration, today it gives versatility to cruising boats, especially in allowing a small staysail to be flown from the inner stay in high winds. Catboat A catboat has a single mast mounted far forward and does not carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
