Sail Number: Alca 1896
Type: SK95
LOA: 45.93′ / 14m – LWL: 29.52′ / 9m – Beam: 9.51′ / 2.9m – Draft: 6.56′ / 2m – Displacement: 8 tons – Hull material: Wood – Designer: Axel Nygren – Summer Port: Österskär – Built by: Stockholm Boat Building, Liljeholmen, Stockholm – Year Built: 1896 – Restored By: Jan Thulin – Current Name: Alca – Original Owner: Martin Geber – Current Owner: Gunnar Schrewelius – Sail Area: 1,119.45 sq ft / 104 sqm – Engine: Vetus M4
Historical:
Alca was designed by Axel Nygren, built by August Plym and launched in 1896 at Stockholm Båtbyggeri AB, Liljeholmen. She was commissioned by Banking Director Martin Geber and designed to be light but strong. In addition, the requirement was that she be both comfortable and quick. The result was a beautiful and very fast boat that the first sailing summer seemed to win everything that went on to win in the Nordic countries. She won 9 of 11 races among the best boats of the time in the Nordic countries. Martin Geber was obviously a wealthy man. Among other things he owned Fågelbro Säteri (1903-1918) and after his death funds were donated to Geber’s convalescent home.
Restoration:
Alca has been in the Stockholm archipelago for almost all years. Jan Thulin did a thorough renovation when he bought her in the early 70’s and then did another thorough renovation at the end of his ownership. Then, among other things, the keel if completely with split lateral plane and the cockpit was rebuilt with, among other things. steering wheel. He registered her as SK95 in 1983.
When Thulin crashed, Lagerin / Lindbo took over and completed Thulin’s renovation and installed a 35 hp hydraulic-powered BMC engine. Lagerin / Lindbo realized that Alca needed a thorough renovation of eg. team and started this work but collapsed in the mid-90s.
Owners Comments:
When I bought Alca in February 2004 she had not sailed for eight years and was partly in pretty bad shape. Now the hull and furnishings have been renovated to basically original condition.
For the summer of 2016, the boat got a new fork rig (mast, boom, sail, point, nail bench etc).
In the summer of 2018, the old BMC engine gave up and was replaced in the autumn by a Vetus.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest)::
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 st handelskompisar, Janhem?
1969-1970 Lennart (Jan O) Nylöf
1970-1986 Jan E Thulin
1987-2003 Anders and Stefan Lagerin and Fredrik Lindbo
2004- Gunnar Schrewelius