Sven Yrvind – Page 2

Watch Sven Yrvind's Latest Videos

Catch up on the most recent updates. Browse the complete video archive and Follow the journey.

Showing 25-48 of 1993 results
Adjustable Fins Replace the Rudder.
Sven Yrvind

Adjustable Fins Replace the Rudder.

Sven Yrvind tests adjustable steering fins to replace the rudder on his high-latitude ocean cruiser, evaluating foil angles, lateral balance, and hull fairness.
Exlex X 4 8 meters The molds are up.
Sven Yrvind

Exlex X 4 8 meters The molds are up.

Solo boatbuilder Sven Yrvind erects the station molds for Exlex X in his Västervik workshop, aligning frames along the centerline before installing plywood clamping blocks.
Plato’s Cave.
Sven Yrvind

Plato’s Cave.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
Starting with a Clean Slate.
Sven Yrvind

Starting with a Clean Slate.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
Bonus Video – I Built This Hull Before (2008–2010)
Sven Yrvind

Bonus Video – I Built This Hull Before (2008–2010)

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
Exlex X – Experimental.
Sven Yrvind

Exlex X – Experimental.

Sven Yrvind pauses construction on his ocean cruiser in Västervik to build Exlex X, a 4.2m experimental plywood model to test plow rudders, movable lead ballast, and capsize-proof surge chamber ventilation.
Scarfing , butt joint, to Save Divinycell.
Sven Yrvind

Scarfing , butt joint, to Save Divinycell.

In Västervik, Sweden, solo sailor Sven Yrvind scarfs Divinycell structural foam strakes, bonds offcuts with NM epoxy, and explains why elastic hull fairing takes precedence over rigid frame molds on his 5.6m Southern Ocean micro-cruiser.
Four Sheets of Divinycell for the Hull Sides – I Think That’s Enough.
Sven Yrvind

Four Sheets of Divinycell for the Hull Sides – I Think That’s Enough.

In his Västervik workshop, 87-year-old solo ocean voyager Sven Yrvind skins the hull sides of his 5.6m cruiser with four Divinycell foam sheets, demonstrating butt-to-butt epoxy scarfing and zero-waste construction for the Southern Ocean.
Nervously Cutting the Divinycell Sheets.
Sven Yrvind

Nervously Cutting the Divinycell Sheets.

At age 87, Swedish navigator Sven Yrvind cuts and thermoforms Divinycell foam sheets for the compound bow curves of his 5.6m ocean micro-cruiser in Västervik, Sweden.
Trying to Get the Sheerline Right.
Sven Yrvind

Trying to Get the Sheerline Right.

At 87, Swedish voyager Sven Yrvind fairs the sheerline across nine mold stations for his 5.6m ocean micro-cruiser in Västervik, Sweden, optimizing reserve buoyancy.
More molds up.
Sven Yrvind

More molds up.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
The First Molds Are Up.
Sven Yrvind

The First Molds Are Up.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
Bending the Bottom a Bit.
Sven Yrvind

Bending the Bottom a Bit.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
NM Epoxy and Mold Base.
Sven Yrvind

NM Epoxy and Mold Base.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
Two 5 8 meter aluminum profiles for the mold base.
Sven Yrvind

Two 5 8 meter aluminum profiles for the mold base.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
Sails on the 1/5 model.
Sven Yrvind

Sails on the 1/5 model.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
All the Molds Done.
Sven Yrvind

All the Molds Done.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
A Farewell to the Naysayers and Doomsayers.
Sven Yrvind

A Farewell to the Naysayers and Doomsayers.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
First Molds – Divinycell Is Cheaper in the Long Run.
Sven Yrvind

First Molds – Divinycell Is Cheaper in the Long Run.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a Divinycell and NM-epoxy high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. S...
New Divinycell – Lessons from an Earlier Boat.
Sven Yrvind

New Divinycell – Lessons from an Earlier Boat.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. She has a bow centerboard...
One Daggerboard, Two Bilgeboards and One Rudder.
Sven Yrvind

One Daggerboard, Two Bilgeboards and One Rudder.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. She has a bow centerboard...
Starting the Interior – 1/5 Scale Model.
Sven Yrvind

Starting the Interior – 1/5 Scale Model.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. She has a bow centerboard...
Why I Added 40 cm.
Sven Yrvind

Why I Added 40 cm.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. She has a bow centerboard...
Shaping the 1/5 Scale Model.
Sven Yrvind

Shaping the 1/5 Scale Model.

This Youtube channel is about me Sven Yrvind. I am87 year and 5 months old dyslectic solo sailor. I am building a high-latitude cruiser. She is 5.6 meter 18 feet 4 inches long. Her beam is 1.45 meter. She is a three masted lugger with a total sail area of 9 square meter. She has a bow centerboard...
WeBoating
Logo
Shopping cart