The Swedish yacht Ariadne (1900)
Ariadne, designed by Axel Nygren and built by August Plym´s Stockholms Båtbyggeri in 1895, was probably the most well known keelboat at the turn of the century in Sweden. The first owner of the 15.70 m x 3.15 m boat was Gustav Wicander.
Sven V. Bratt´s image - here restored and colorized by me - in the SCIF archive shows Ariadne in Marstrand on the Swedish west coast in September 1900.
In a recent interview the famous Swedish boatbuilder Anders Annell chose Ariadne as one of his ten all-time favorite boats. He also mentioned that the yacht disappeared in the fifties.
The Swedish yacht Ariadne (1900)
Ariadne, designed by Axel Nygren and built by August Plym´s Stockholms Båtbyggeri in 1895, was probably the most well known keelboat at the turn of the century in Sweden. The first owner of the 15.70 m x 3.15 m boat was Gustav Wicander.
Sven V. Bratt´s image - here restored and colorized by me - in the SCIF archive shows Ariadne in Marstrand on the Swedish west coast in September 1900.
In a recent interview the famous Swedish boatbuilder Anders Annell chose Ariadne as one of his ten all-time favorite boats. He also mentioned that the yacht disappeared in the fifties.