Safir SWE13

Here she is!

Safir racer!

I really like her lines, based on classic, wooden Swedish olympic 5,5an.

She is right now in pretty bad shape but it’s nothing I cannot fix:

• her bottom has many layers of old, ablative antifouling paint which falls off

• there are few blisters on under water hull - surface osmosis in laminate

• there is literally no interior - what is there smells rot, no madrases, no kitchenette - nothing. Pure racer but for me it will be family sailboat

• engine is mounted on the very akter which makes it awkward to use when sailing alone

• sails are old, main sail is torn a bit and worn out

But:

• she is not leaking (much)

• she is beautiful

• she has brand new mast and standing rigging from Benns

• … and she was cheap so I could afford her!

So here the story begins: my first sailboat in Sweden.

She has no name yet but when I look at her she looks like Motoko.

So she is - Motoko!