Sverige (yacht)

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Sverige
Yacht club Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club
Nation Sweden
Class12-metre
Sail noS–3
Designer(s)Pelle Pettersson
BuilderEnoch & Elfstedt
Launched1977
Racing career
SkippersPelle Pettersson
AC Challenger
Selection Series
1977 Herbert Pell Cup
1980 Herbert Pell Cup
Specifications
Length19.5 metres (64 ft) (LOA)
13.95 metres (45.8 ft) (LWL)
Beam3.72 metres (12.2 ft)
Draft2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in)
Sail area174 square metres (1,870 sq ft)

Sverige is a Swedish 12 Metre class yacht. It was by designed by Pelle Petterson and built by Enoch & Elfstedt.[1]

Sverige competed in the 1977 Herbert Pell Cup and the 1980 Herbert Pell Cup, helmed by Pelle Petterson. Both times it was beaten by Australia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "12mR Yacht Trivia".