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sea ​​- in 85 days
Published December 10, 2015 at 06.00
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Solo sailor Magnus Reslow, 56, from Malmö were lost at sea for 85 days and wanted by Interpol.
He should really just stick to Varberg but ended up in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands - after 3,000 nautical miles nonstop.
- I did not count days on the lake. And I did not think people could be concerned about, he says.
Magnus Reslow has decades of experience in sailing, especially in the area of ​​the Mediterranean. But in recent years he has been unemployed at home in Malmö.
Autumn of 2014 he scraped laboriously assembled SEK 10 000 and bought a small sailing boat, a used six- meter Havsfidra which he named Nymue after one of the characters in the legend of King Arthur.
In mid-July this year, he left the East pier Yacht Club for sailing to Varberg and apply for jobs.
- I had strengthened the rig on the boat. But I had no engine, no radio, no wind vane, and no navigational charts. I took with me a school atlas, he says.
Varberg did not have much to offer as Magnus ruled instead to Skagen in Denmark. But the headwind was too difficult so he took off to the north and continued to Kristiansand. He stayed there for a while and then decided in mid-August to sail to Gibraltar.
- I have worked in Gibraltar before and may region. So I provisioned and aimed to sail there nonstop. I could of course never imagine that I would be out in 85 days, he said.
Sailed north
Magnus Reslow sailed north as far as the height of the mountains to be sure to avoid the oil platforms in the North Sea, and steered then west to cross the north of Scotland.
- August is a little late in the season. It was really bad weather and I got my first "knock-down". The boat overturned on the side of the mast down into the water. But it is 600 kg in the keel as it rose again, he says.
- I was not really worried.
The bad weather continued when Magnus sailed southwards to pass west of Ireland. Which was boarded his boat by the coast guard for a security check - but they were happy despite the Swede's meager equipment and let him sail on.
He continued down through the Bay of Biscay far out to sea - between the 13th and the 14th degree of latitude, he estimates.
- Off the coast of Portugal, it was very bad weather. My drinking water was running out and I had never been able to get into the country because of the winds. I can admit that I actually prayed to God that it would start raining, he says.
- I had rigged a homemade regnfångare of canvas which I which I spanned the cockpit with a tap and a dunk over. It was really crisis - and then came the rain!
Knock-down
A new knock-down - even worse than the first - broke topplanternan and radar reflector but did not stop Magnus Reslow from continuing eastwards towards the Straits of Gibraltar. But not this time wanted to wind the same as he.
- I had 80 miles left when I dropped the idea of ​​Gibraltar and decided Canary Islands, he says.
- I would have gone in Morocco but it was so hard weather. Since I had no motor, I thought that it was easier to go to an island where you can always get shelter on any side.
The very last leg of the voyage was the first in which Magnus could enjoy the nice weather.
- The sunrises and sunsets were amazing. And I had first tailwind since the North Sea. It was quiet and nice.
Outside Las Palmas, he threw the anchor - but then the police came and said that it was forbidden. Since Magnus had the engine on his Havsfidra he was towed into port by the Coast Guard.
Found solid ground after three months
After nearly three months, he was finally on solid ground - and was about to fall over. The legs were atrophied after the time in the cockpit and he had an injured hand as he himself had spjälat with a piece of wood and some duct tape.
Magnus Reslow was one day in the hospital and still has the right pain in the hand. But he feels very happy.
- This whole trip has been a boost for me. It's no picnic being 56 years old and unemployed in Malmo. People in Las Palmas has been really nice and both newspapers and television have done interviews, he says.
- I have already found jobs. I have sewn sails for a few weeks and now I'll be skipper of a French 56-footer to be sailed to Antigua. It will be exciting. I expect to spend Christmas at sea. I get paid and free flight back to Las Palmas ago.
Want to Caribbean
Next year we hope Magnus to continue his own sailing west to the Caribbean and then through the Panama Canal. He has already got a sponsor but would welcome more. And he dreams of sailing the race Golden Globes 2018th
Little conscience he gets when he thinks of the friends at home in Sweden who called him because he never heard of him.
- I get so focused on what I do. I always wanted to go my own way, says Magnus Reslow.

 

Happy New Year to Sven and everyone else who reads this thread.

 

MASTS & HIKING BOARD - December 15, 2015

THE MECHANISM OF EX LEX LEEBOARD/HIKINGBOARD METAMORPHOSES - December 27, 2015

Ex Lex's convertible leeboard/hikingboard is an interesting development . . :idea:

The next is a thought experiment about the above linked system:

Since Sven doesn't plan to sit on the hikingboard, and plans to use ballast weights on it instead, to me it looks like the hikingboard doesn't necessarily need to be a board but could be a pole instead. For this "hikingpole" a mast or the sculling oar could be used. This would save the need to build convertible leeboard/hikingboards and to do the conversions at sea.

The hikingpole could be used on each side of the boat and could be mounted with fore and aft stays and a downhaul line and the end connected to a halyard. If a jerrycan with sea water is used as hiking ballast, and a little air is left in the jerrycan, than this could be floated into position below the end of the pole and hoisted by a halyard through an eye at the end of the hikingpole.

The Pros & Cons of water ballast vs lead weights for hiking outboard I can think of:

+ Water in a jerrycan loses its weight when the jerrycan goes below the water surface.
+ Ease of handling.
+ No need to take this ballast along when not in use.
+ All ballast needed for stability stays in place in the boat at all times, so one can't be caught by surprise by a unforeseen change of circumstances while a part of the boat's ballast is hiking outboard.
- Water in a jerrycan adds more windage at the windward side of the boat than lead weights do.
- Swinging of the jerrycan gives a bad motion to the boat, so one needs to think of a system to secure the jerrycan at the end of the pole, which seems more difficult to me than with the lead weights on a hikingboard like in Sven's above linked system.

 

FOR A SOBER LIFE​

Found the article here online, which gave the option to put it through an automatic translator ---> kinda translation (scroll down a bit) . .

 

I have seen the video on Sven's site a couple of times

https://sittbrunnenplay.solidtango.com/video/som-en-ubat?locale=de

my goodness but that boat is small
my ten is a ship compared to his boat

anyway go well Sven
enjoy

 

Det var intressant.

 

Interesting video....
With ExLex in a workshop and on a concrete floor I wonder how Sven will "move around" inside the boat while in the Southern sea's....
He seems to be in top condition for a man of his age but crawling to the bow didn't go all that smooth....under perfect indoor conditions.

The only part of my body that still thinks it's sometimes 20 years of age is my brain, all the rest acts like the real age (60)

I prefer Manie's Tenner inside space over the cofin like ExLex but that's obvious a pure personal opinion.

 

I think the smaller volume has is better, but he could use another inch here or there. I also think it might be a little overbuilt. The other thing I would do, and this is just a personal preference, is that I would like a place outside to hike and steer from, on pleasant days only, just to get out an in the groove, in a laser-like hiking position. Why let the weights on his windward lee-board have all the fun?

 

I'm not sure if you can "overbuilt" such a minimal boat for the conditions Sven is intended to meet.....
The "coffin approach" means that one can be tossed around much less in severe conditions but as Jamie said, sometimes sitting outside can be very relaxing to the mind and body.

I more than assume than Sven is knowing what he's doing.....

 

I agree with Sven's approach for Sven. I like his idea of bringing alot of reading material and spending his time below. I haven't crossed my first ocean yet, and I'm wired a little differently also. I'm just saying what I would be inclined to try, without the same experience or temperament. I like Manie's design also, but also not exactly for me, mostly because I would like to be able to go upwind a little more often than he, at the expense of other things, like range. I would like to try this myself some day, but I need to get some more practice in here at home on the River and the Bay of Fundy, in my Laser and my modified Yngling and maybe some sort of coastal or transatlantic capable 10 footer. I will be watching and learning from afar. Cheers, and hats off to you all.

 

It looks to me that Sven's project is slowly turning into an "engineering project"......
For the better or the worse, I dont know but 30 years ago he would have been on his way with half the "hassle" he's been going through now or is the saying "wisdom through age" true after all......?

Mighty nice piece of brass workmanship for the masts but a simple bracket and sheave might have done the job also.....
Almost every piece on his boat is custom made which isn't a problem untill one start to re-invent the wheel......

I hope his focus is still on the journey and not on "facbricating/inventing".

 

GONE WRITING - January 1, 2015​

Hi Sven, sure you have come back with new vigor

How far is the publication process of the dyslexia book, and is it in English or Swedish ?

I just came across this interesting video about the many extra qualities of a lot of dyslexic people, especially in Tech, enjoy . .

Dr Brock Eide - Neurodiversity Dyslexia in the High Tech Workforce​

I came across the video on this Dutch dyslexia website:

P.S. - If you want skip the introduction of the video you can start watching at 1 min. 59 sec.

 

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Hi Guys, it has become quiet here lately . .

Thanks for the updates on your website Sven, as I'm as always reading and enjoying it, many thanks for the effort of putting the info up there

A new Yrvind thread popped up on these forums, I've posted a link there . .

Maybe we'll have some new input here . .

Good Luck !

 

New video:

 

EX LEX is now launched! Congratulations, Sven!