The Swedish 10 m yacht Refanut (1930s)
Swedish banker Jacob Wallenberg´s 10 mR boat Refanut (his third Refanut) photographed (prob) in the 1930s. My restoration and colorization Gustav Grahm´s image in the Swedish Maritime Museum archive.
Refanut was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and built in 1927 by Stockholms Båtbyggeri, Neglingevarvet. The 17.13 m (loa) boat was the most successful 10 m yacht in the Baltic area from 1928 to 1939.
Jacob Wallenberg owned Refanut 10 S2 until 1952, when he switched to the fourth (current) Refanut, a Sparkman & Stephens designm, Jacob Wallenbergs nephew Henry took over the Nicholson designed Refanut and renamed her Rendez-Vous. He owned her until 1968, when she was sold to England and renamed Ghoster. In 1976 the Danish couple, Bent and Ulla-Britt Lyman, bought Ghoster and sailed with her for over 36 years. (They have a very interesting web page, where you can read more about their extensive voyages: www.bentlyman.dk/3-ghoster.html )In 2013 the Lymans sold Ghoster to Norwegian Georg Foerster. According to information provided by Espen Eggen, Ghoster now has her second Norwegian owner and is based in Hankø.
The Swedish 10 m yacht Refanut (1930s)
Swedish banker Jacob Wallenberg´s 10 mR boat Refanut (his third Refanut) photographed (prob) in the 1930s. My restoration and colorization Gustav Grahm´s image in the Swedish Maritime Museum archive.
Refanut was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and built in 1927 by Stockholms Båtbyggeri, Neglingevarvet. The 17.13 m (loa) boat was the most successful 10 m yacht in the Baltic area from 1928 to 1939.
Jacob Wallenberg owned Refanut 10 S2 until 1952, when he switched to the fourth (current) Refanut, a Sparkman & Stephens designm, Jacob Wallenbergs nephew Henry took over the Nicholson designed Refanut and renamed her Rendez-Vous. He owned her until 1968, when she was sold to England and renamed Ghoster. In 1976 the Danish couple, Bent and Ulla-Britt Lyman, bought Ghoster and sailed with her for over 36 years. (They have a very interesting web page, where you can read more about their extensive voyages: www.bentlyman.dk/3-ghoster.html )In 2013 the Lymans sold Ghoster to Norwegian Georg Foerster. According to information provided by Espen Eggen, Ghoster now has her second Norwegian owner and is based in Hankø.