Meeting my hero! Sailing legend Sven Yrvind
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Yrvind and his minimalist boat ideas.
What it is
Sam Holmes Sailing visits sailing legend Sven Yrvind and tours his boat, covering the man and his small-boat design philosophy.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2022 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Recommends noughtme · 2022-01 · on “13 years sailing around the world”
He's kind of a legend, and seems to give interviews to anyone who runs into him. Here's a pretty good recent one and a tour of his boat: [this video] His actual videos might be more interesting to someone with an interest in (unconventional) boat building.
Recommends jarrenae · 2022-07 · on “Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?”
I've been on a sailing kick recently, and think you'd like this vlog featuring Sven and one of his boats: [this video] The sheer utility of every component of the craft is awesome.
Recommends oska · 2023-11 · on “Is there anywhere in the world someone can just live for free?”
Really appreciate that link, thanks. Hadn't heard of the guy before. Only started to explore his blog. I watched this video [1] to get an idea about the man and his boat design philosophy and it's very cool. [1] [this video]