Velella

Fantastically nice and updated sea cruiser in mahogany designed by Tore Holm

Velella is a Sea Cruiser or Ö10 built in Gamleby 1953 by designer Tore Holm. A very spacious mahogany sailboat with almost 2 metres headroom in the saloon. Five spacious bunks including the knitting bunk. The pullman berths in the saloon have an elasticated floor.

The boat has undergone a major renovation between 2012-2014. About 40 deck beams were replaced and a large transverse structural beam at the exit hatch. New roasting iron fastenings with reinforcement plates on the cross, backstay fastenings and bow fastening all in stainless acid-resistant steel. New glued Teak deck 6-7 mm on 2 layers of marine plywood. The transom was also replaced by Stockholms båtsnickeri.

New winches were fitted, Andersen self tailing 2016 and brand new backstays winches on stainless steel fittings and also a new top fitting in the mast. . The same year the boom was fitted with a Rod kicker.

All cases are replaced to dynema 2022.

Read the history of the current owner: https://sailyachtsociety.se/jakterna/r-batar/velella/

EQUIPMENT

Rigging / sails

Rig type: Partial rig
Mainsail: 33 Kvm Dacron 2010 with through battens
Facnor furling system 2024
Cross jib 16 Kvm
Racing jib 20 Kvm 2020
Genoa: 34sqm 2010
Gennaker: 71 sqm incl. sock Saltsjöbad sail 2017
Spinnaker: Runner 74 sqm
Spinnaker: Triradial 74 Kvm
Mast: Spruce
Boom: Foiled Aluminium
Backstay: Dynema 2022
4pcs Andersen winches self tailing In cockpit
All halyards Dynema
2 Andersen winches on mast
All sails are measured at Svenskaseglarförbundet in measurement letter E5914

Exterior

Cockpit chapel 2022
Harbour chapel 2024
Cockpit table Mahogany
Cockpit cushions
Bruce Anchor 10kg? Leaded line 30m
Navigation / Electronics
Wind instruments Raymarine Wireless
Original compass
AIS
4 x 42x4 Ampere Batteries and starter battery
New fuse box 2021
Shore power

Interior

Central heating POD (Kerosene)
Wc : Renovated Baby Blake
Fridge: SEC 2001
Gas stove 2-burner
Automatic bilge pump and manual in cockpit

Other

2- Bladed foulding Propeller

Information provided is expected to be accurate but cannot be guaranteed