Nygren “Alca” Specifications:
LOA: 45.93′ / 14m * LOD: 45.93′ / 14m * LWL: 29.52′ / 9m * Beam: 9.51′ / 2.9m * Draft: 6.56′ / 2m * Ballast: * Displacement: 8 tons * Sail Area: * Yard Number: * Hull material: Wood * Rig: Mast-Head Yawl * Mast: * Designer: Axel Nygren * Type: * Built by: August Plym * Year Built: 1896 * Restored By: Jan Thulin * Current Name: Alca * Original Owner: Martin Geber * Current Owner: * Sail Number:
Ownership History:
1896-1898 Bank Director Martin Geber Alca
1899-1907 Consult A Hoglund
1908-1912 Auditor Emil A Kusel
1913-1916 Bachelor of Laws Karl Håkansson
1917-1917 Captain CF af Klintberg Alma
1918-1920 Sperling Manon
1920-1927 S Gullström Wild Duck
1927-1928 Major Helge V Jung (future Supreme Commander )
1928-1962 Col Justus Holmgren
1962-1966 C Lorge Alca
1966-1969 6 trading buddies
1969-1970 3 pcs Students
1970-1986 Jan E Thulin
1987-2003 Anders and Stefan Lagerin and Fredrik Lindbo
2004- Gunnar Schrewelius
Historical:
She was commissioned by Bank Director Martin Geber and constructed to be lightweight but strong. In her first Summer she won 9 of 11 races, including the passage of the best boats in the North.