Pictures from previous session

Mathias sent me these pictures he took with his cellphone last time we went sailing together.
August disappeared pretty fast this year, but we are sailing this coming weekend if there is wind and not too much rain.

Sailing on Sunday!

It looks like the weather finally is going to smile at us this coming weekend.
After a very poor August (weather wise) it is finally looking better.
I plan to sail on Sunday morning. Give me a call if you want to join me.

I'm waiting for pictures from Mathias, who was the only brave soul who sailed this past weekend. I was too busy fixing a hole in our yard house...

Quick update

Well, The weather has not been all that great the past week and a half.
It looks like it is getting better.
My buddy Pete thinks I'm slacking off not updating the blog.
This one is for him.

We moved our daughter to Linköping University today. A big day for our family and a big change for her.
I have already called her, but she said she was fine...

Sailing maybe on Saturday or Sunday. Johan is out of town, but Mathias said he was eager to sail. Posting a picture from a previous session.

Congratulations to Mathias SWE319 who got a baby daughter yesterday!

Posting a picture of Mathias and his older daughter Tilda sailing last Thursday.
Mathias got another baby daughter yesterday. All of us in the Nyköping fleet of 2.4mR's sends our congratulations to Anna and Mathias!

Sailing tonight

Johan and Blogmaster sailed in beautiful wind and warm weather tonight.
Johan is showing great boat speed with his new SWE393 (SWE429 in his sails).

We plan to sail again before the weekend to beat the cold front they claim is due on Saturday.

SWE393 showing great performance for it's first time out!

We sailed in beautiful weather and a nice sea breeze tonight. Johan did very well for it being his first time out in SWE393 (with wind). He sailed with borrowed sails, but showed impressive boat speed despite the sails not being of the latest design.

Temps around 27 degrees (80F) and clear blue skies. Swedish summer at it's best in other words. Sunday looks like the next time we will sail.

Sailing tomorrow Thursday! Torsdagssegling imorgon!

We will meet at the marina around 16:00 tomorrow Thursday the 24 of July.

Johan, Mathias, Conny and Blogmaster are going to sail.
Hopefully we will get Lennart going after the vacation and with his house remodeling done. I have a pretty big remodeling of my garage/ workshop to deal with this summer. This is definitely cutting back on my sailing time. But tomorrow and Sunday it looks like sailing.

Summer video

Posting a video clip from Sunday afternoon.
An over strained arm prohibits Blogmaster from sailing at the moment.
Sunny and a nice breeze today, but sailing is going to have to wait until the arm has healed.

Drifting

Johan finally got his SWE393 "Doris" in the water yesterday July 1st. The boat seams light and looks like a brand new boat. Johan looked very happy despite the lack of wind.

Sailing is planned for Friday July 4th, Independence day in USA.

Mathias and blogmaster took the opportunity (Mathias did most of the work) to cut the grass around our launch crane. We might have to do this one more time this summer, but for now it looks 100% better.

SWE393!

Johan and Conny took their boats to the marina last night. Johan is really close make the maiden voyage in his beautifully restored SWE393.

Finally Sailing!

Mathias and blogmaster finally got to sail on Sunday. Water level was up a little from last week, even if we did get some mud on our keels when launching our boats.
Wind picked up and stood pretty strong by the time we finished our practice.
Mathias and SWE319 showed much improved speed in breezier conditions due to 14kg added to his keel.

Vi behöver träffas i hamnen och klippa gräs, städa mm. Hör av er till blogmaster när ni kan tänka er ha tid.

Still not enough water

I went down to the marina today, just to realize there is still no way we can launch our boats until the water comes back. The low pressure moving in will hopefully help bring water levels up. Heavy winds today in excess of 10m/s or about 20 knots. It is still breezy at 11:00PM.

Sweden beat defending European Soccer Champions Greece today in the first game for both teams with 2-0. To help celebrate this I post a Swedish flag!

No water

Just add water is what they usually say in the commercials...
Right now we are experiencing 40cm or nearly 16 inches below normal water levels in the Baltic. Mathias and blogmaster installed the electric telfer on our crane today, but we have very small hopes that we will be able to launch our boats any time soon. Very sad news looking at absolutely perfect weather conditions. Clear blue sky and 28 deg C or 82 degrees F. Since we are not allowed to dig in the mud due to environmental reasons, our only option is to wait for the water to come back.

SWE 393 is sailing on Sunday

Johan is almost finished with SWE 393 "Doris" and will be sailing on Sunday!
SWE 429 and SWE 319 are also planning to sail. Hopefully Conny with SWE 279 will also attend. Lennart SWE 177 is still working on his house and will not sail.

/Blogmaster

Oslo Opera house

Posting a picture of the beautiful new Opera house in Oslo. I agree with Arne, it would be really cool to race our 2.4mR just outside the Opera house with a big crowd.
SWE 429 is finally in the marina, and ready to go. Sailing is definately planned for the coming weekend.

2.4mR möte på fredag eftermiddag

På fredag eftermiddag har vi möte med varvsförvaltaren angående hur och var vi ska få hålla till med våra 2.4mR båtar.
Tid preliminärt är någonstans runt kl 15:00.

Hör av er till blogmaster om ni kan ställa upp.

Peter V Andersson

Peter does the V for victory sign on Saturday night in Strängnäs. Very light conditions, not what Peter and his Stradivarie does best.

Johan is getting closer to getting his boat ready to sail.
Hopefully he is only 2 weeks away from test sailing his SWE383.

SWE429 will hopefully sail on Saturday or Sunday.
Blogmaster has been busy working on home improvement projects for the past week and a half.

SWE429 resting in Strängnäs

SWE429 at the dock on Saturday night.
She is a good boat, she just needs her skipper to steer her in the right direction...

Report from the race in Strängnäs

We raced for two days in very light wind conditions.
Nice weather, but like said, very light winds.
The organizers did a fantastic job with the arrangement.
Posting a picture of Peter Norlin, the designer of the Norlin Mark III boat.

Blogmaster ended up 27 out of 38 boats. I had higher ambitions, but had at least a couple of races when it "felt" like in the old days. The 2.4mR is a very complicated boat to sail really fast and I just need to spend more time practicing.

Mathias Gustafsson, a buddy from Nyköping and now residing in Strängnäs, did very well and ended up in 15th place in a borrowed boat! Great job!

SWE393

Johan is getting closer with his SWE393.

This picture is from yesterday afternoon.

WASH AND GO

Wash and polish tonight of SWE429 Satir.
Wax tomorrow night and then turned back on it´s keel on Wednesday.

Sailing might happen on Saturday if we can get to our launch crane.

Petrus will go ahead and buy the old Söderström boats from our fleet to start a new fleet in Tranås. He is planing to pick the boats up on Wednesday or Thursday.

Finally!

Last night I went to pick up my 2.4mR SWE429 "Satir" from storage. It feels great to play with the boat after the winter break. I started with some updates and repairs today and will hopefully get it all done tomorrow.

Johan is getting closer to completion of his SWE393. Blogmaster plans a visit to see how he is doing tomorrow Sunday.

We say welcome back to the Gothenburg fleet website!

Finally the Gothenburg fleet website is back on line. Still only partially, but online.

You can find their website at:

http://www.24mr.com/

Welcome back to cyberspace!

Google search

Now you can do GOOGLE search directly from our website. Find interesting sailing news from around the world. We have also added Google sponsored links on our website.

Updates coming soon

I have been on vacation and not forgot about this site. Updates will be posted with some nice North Carolina beach pictures tomorrow Tuesday.

Juan to design and build new 2.4mR!

April 1:st:

After Juan's involvement in the Ericsson Racing team, and the design job now nearing completion on the Ericsson 4 boat, Juan looks for a new bigger challenge.

Secure sources tells blogmaster that a syndicate has been formed involving Juan for a new 2.4mR design to be built here in Nyköping. I have no more news at this point, but wanted to share this ground breaking information with you.

Blogmaster e-mail address

If you want to get in contact with the Nyköping fleet of 2.4mR sailors you can e-mail blogmaster at: larsli68@hotmail.com

Om du vill komma i kontakt med Nyköpings 2.4mR flottilj, så kan du e-maila till blogmaster på: larsli68@hotmail.com

Lennart, Conny, Gunnar och undertecknad träffades vid NYSS på Brandholmen på lunchen idag lördag. Vi diskuterade en ny kranlösning som även ska klara av båtar av typen 606.

Är detta vår nya kran?

Diskussioner med 606 seglare i NYSS har lett till frågan om vi ska sätta upp en ny kran som klarar både 2.4mR båtar och 606?

Ett nytt fundament behöver gjutas så nära vattenbrynet som det är möjligt. Med 4 meters kranarm torde inte någon muddring behövas.

Ett möte planeras under lördagsförmiddagen (29/3). Så många som möjligt av flottiljens medlemmar bör komma och tycka till. Hör av er till blogmaster så fort som möjligt så att vi får bestämma tid till mötet.

Happy Easter!

The Nyköping fleet wishes all our readers a Happy Easter!

Soon we will be sailing, even if we are currently experiencing a set back in the weather here in Sweden. It is colder now than what we have had all winter...

Posting another picture of my brothers new little boat "Juni".
I´m at the same time showing his son, my nephew Hjalmar how a Blog works.

Postar en ny bild på min brors nya lilla båt "Juni".
På samma gång visar jag hans son, min brorson Hjalle hur en Blog fungerar.

Over 10000 visitors!!!

Today we broke through 10000 visitors/hits on our blog site.
Blogmaster is happy about this and will try to keep up the work on servicing this blog.

The Nyköping fleet is planning a PUB evening within the next two weeks. Please let blogmaster know which evenings works best for you.

Posting a picture of "Pojkbåten" Juni that my brother bought two weeks ago.
While working on his 6mR SWE 31 "Silvervingen" he will sail this little beauty this coming summer. Pojkbåt means a boy´s boat in English. Silvervingen means Silver wing in English. That might have been easy for you English speakers to figure out without me telling you...

Testing out new sails from North 2007

Posting a sailing picture from last year. My brother Fredrik took this pictures of SWE429.

We are closing in on 10000 hits on our blog site and that is a lot of fun. It is blogmaster´s intention to keep posting sailing pictures and gossip from the Nyköping fleet.

Comments

Since someone posted a comment that linked to a virus site here on our blog, blogmaster have changed the settings for comments. Now all comments have to be approved by blogmaster. I'm sorry to have to do this, but I don't want anyone of our readers to get viruses because they tried to read the comments.

Eftersom någon postade en kommentar med en elak länk till en virus site här på bloggen så kände jag mig tvungen att ändra intställningarna så att jag måste godkänna alla inlägg. Jag är ledsen att jag måste göra detta, men känner mig tvingad då jag inte vill att någon ska få virus på sina datorer p.g.a. de besöker vår blog.

The early years part four

In our series the early years, the final page of the 1983/84 flyer.
The Odd 1:5 is slightly smaller and lighter than the later Norlin and Malmsten boats.
Something that shows especially in heavier wind conditions.
I remember the summer of 1983 with great joy. I sailed the Odd 1:5 as ofter as I could. Many times I spent 6-7 hours in the boat per day and enjoyed every minute of it.

The early years part three

Posting another picture from the early years of 2.4mR/Mini12 sailing. Blogmaster is visible in S 36 on port tack. This picture is taken on "Segelbåtens dag" sailboat day in Stockholm, September 15th 1983. I´m not 100% sure on the date, my memory might not be correct on that. September 1983 I´m pretty sure is correct. Also notice the spinnaker sailing with a 2.4mR/Mini12.

The early years part two

This is part two in our flashback to the early eighties.

Odd´s 1:5- A twelve in scale 1:5

Unsinkable

Fast

One design for everyone

Internal ballast- offcourse

Teaches you everything

The early years

It took me quite some time to see that Odd Lindqvist had posted a reply on our blogsite. In his honor, I have scanned some pictures from a advertising flyer made after the race in Stockholm, September 1983. I have scanned the entire newsletter and will post more pictures, check back in later for more goodies.

Det tog mig en bra stund att se att Odd Lindqvist hade postat ett inlägg på vår blogg sida. Till hans ära postar jag här några skannade bilder från ett reklamblad som måste vara från senhösten -83, eller tidig vår -84. Jag kommer att posta alla sidorna i reklambladet den kommande veckan, så titta in igen för mer om de tidiga åren.

Träning och Race i Strängnäs

Blogmaster planerar att segla hela eller halva träningslägret i Strängnäs i Maj, samt kappsegla helgen den 3-4/5. Maila eller ring till blogmaster om ni planerar att delta så att vi kan titta på transporter av båtar, boende mm. Vi har chans att få våra båtar inmätta under träningsdagarna.

Blogmaster plans to participate in the training camp and the race in Strängnäs in May.

Atlantic International 2.4 Cup Ålesund

I recieved this invitation today from our 2.4mR friends in Norway. I wanted to help promote this event by posting this invitation on our blog site.
Thanks to Pål Kragset, Ålesunds Seilforening for the invitation.

Still no ice in Nyköping

The winter so far is very mild here in Sweden. No sign of ice or snow right now.
It is still too early to say spring, but the weather really feels like it.
No news to report from the Nyköping fleet. Lennart and blogmaster took a walk Sunday as part of our pre-season training program...
We plan to be in shape when the season starts...

Posting a picture from 2006 when Henrik Jonsson visited us here in Nyköping.
We sailed to the yacht clubs island and had lunch on the docks.

Bow heavy...

Sunshine in Nyöping today Monday the 4th of February. Not much news to report from the 2.4mR fleet in Nyköping this week. Johan is sanding and preparing the cockpit on SWE393 for a white coat of paint. SWE429 will recieve som TLC come closer to spring. Still no ice in Nyköping and we could sail if we could get to our crane. Next year we hope to have a more dedicated space around our crane, allowing us a longer season.

I'm posting a couple of pictures for you all to comment on...

Solsken i Nyköping idag måndagen den 4/2-2008. Stiltje på 2.4mR fronten här i Nyköpingsflottiljen. Johan slipar insidan på sin SWE393 och förbereder lackning av dito. Fortfarande ingen is här i Nyköping och vi kunde segla om vi bara kom fram till vår kran. Blogmaster hoppas att vi nästa år kan få en mer dedikerad plats att vara på med våra båtar. SWE429 ska få lite TLC (Tender love and care) lite närmare säsongen.

Postar några bilder som kan vara intressanta att kommentera...

6mR Silvervingen SWE31

Today blogmaster trained as a riveter while helping brother Fredrik with his project.
See attached pictures of the beautiful 1939 Tore Holm design.

Idag praktiserade blogmaster som Nagelapa. Fredrik håller på och nitar fast spanten mot skrovet och då krävs det mothåll, eller Nagelapa som det kallas på båtspråk (fick jag lära mig idag). Se bifogade bilder på den underbart vackra Tore Holm designen från 1939.

Restoration of 6mR SWE31 Silvervingen

Posting a picture of newly made frames drying after varnishing.
My brother Fredrik´s project is coming along and I will post new pictures soon showing the frames installed in the hull.

Postar en bild på nytillverkade spant som hänger och torkar efter att ha blivit fernissade. Bror Fredriks båtprojekt går verkligen framåt och jag kommer att posta mer bilder på båten efter att spanten blivit monterade.

Sailing video

The video shows Blogmaster and SWE429 during the first sail in Nyköping in May 2006.
Mathias shot this film with his digital camera.

Johan and Blogmaster will do some more work on SWE393 this weekend.
Hopefully completing the installation of the bilge pump.

SWE393 getting closer to completion

Johan and blogmaster worked on SWE393 Saturday morning. We made a bracket for the bilge pump along a couple of other things. Johans boat is coming along fine and there is no doubt he will be sailing this coming season. Today Sunday, Lennart and blogmaster went for a walk to visit with Johan and his SWE393. See attached picture.
This brings it to a total of 5 Norlin Mark III boats in our fleet for the 2008 season.

Johan och blogmaster jobbade lite på SWE393 igår lördag. Vi tillverkade ett fäste för länspumpen och några andra småfix. Johans båt är på god väg att bli färdig och det är ingen tvekan att han kommer att segla när säsongen drar igång. Idag söndag gick Lennart och blogmaster en promenad och hälsade på Johan och tittade på SWE393. Se bifogad bild. I och med färdigställandet av SWE 393 så är vi 5 st Norlin Mark III båtar i Nyköpings flottiljen till säsongen 2008.

History lesson

Blogmaster´s first encounter with the 2.4mR or Mini12 as it was called back in the day was in 1983 sailing the Odd Lindqvist 1:5. This is a picture from 1987 showing a happy Blogmaster fresh out of school.
I will dig up some more pictures of the Odd 1:5 and post on our website. The boat in the picture is still residing in Nyköping, but might be on it´s way to Tranås where it will be serving as a rental boat.

Happy New Year!

The 2.4mR Fleet in Nyköping wishes everyone a Happy New Sailing Year 2008!
Our mission for 2008 will be to participate more in national races.

Blogmaster and Conny went and said hello to SWE279 and SWE429 today. SWE429 will be upgraded with a new deck support along other things for the 2008 season. I will post pictures/drawings of the upgrades as the project progresses.

December in Nyköping

Blogmaster took a walk today in an unusually warm December Saturday in Nyköping, Sweden.
The ice had pretty much disappeared at our launch crane. If the weather stays like this we will be able to start the season early 2008. I would love to go to Gothenburg to sail the New Years day race. I have not ruled it out yet, but will call Calle no later than Monday if it will happen.

Merry Christmas!

The Nyköping fleet wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!

Soon it is Christmas

Posting a picture from Marina Del Ray CA taken on November 13 or 14th.

Global warming

While Christmas shopping today I walked to the new Ice-skating rink they just opened on main-street in our town. When I was a kid we used to skate on lakes and very often on the baltic. A couple of places in town were you could skate on naturally frozen ice.
This ice skating rink of 2007 is made out of plastic...

När jag var ute och julhandlade idag så strosade jag förbi den nya skridskobanan som de just öppnat i slutet av storgatan i vår stad. När jag var liten så åkte vi på sjöar och ganska ofta på östersjöns isar. Den här skridskobanan anno 2007 är gjord av plast...

Christmas Beer!

Wednesday the 19th of December at 18:00, the 2.4mR fleet meets for dinner and beer at the Oliver Twist Pub in downtown Nyköping. Welcome!
Blogmaster
SWE429

Onsdagen den 19 december kl.18:00 träffas vi i Nyköpingsflottiljen på Oliver Twist för lite middag och pilsner. Blygjutningsprojekt och eventuella andra uppgraderingar kan kanske diskuteras.
Väl mött,
Blogmaster
SWE 429

Sunday walk

Blogmaster took a walk Sunday and enjoyed the nice weather. Our launch crane looked very lonely down by the marina. The weather was definitely sailing weather Sunday, but SWE429 is resting in the boat shed.

Blogmaster tog en promenad på söndagen och njöt av vädret. Vår kran såg verkligen ensam ut nere vid hamnen. Vädret var definitivt seglingsbart, men SWE429 står och vilar sig i båtskjulet.