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Meeting my hero! Sailing legend Sven Yrvind

Sam Holmes Sailing · interview · Watch on YouTube

Ships, submarines & maritimeProduct & industrial design

What it is

Sam Holmes Sailing visits sailing legend Sven Yrvind and tours his boat, covering the man and his small-boat design philosophy.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Yrvind and his minimalist boat ideas.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a pretty good recent one and a tour of his boat”

    Interview and tour of Sven Yrvind's boat.

    noughtme, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “13 years sailing around the world”

  2. “Vlog featuring Sven and one of his boats.”

    jarrenae, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?”

  3. “I watched this video [1] to get an idea about the man and his boat design philosophy and it's very cool.”

    Introduces the man and his boat design philosophy.

    oska, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Is there anywhere in the world someone can just live for free?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sven yrvind, sailing, boat design, minimalism, vlog

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