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Sven Yrvind marks 20 years at his current workshop and announces his induction into the Hall of Fame for Single-Handed Sailors at the Museum of Yachting, sponsored by the BUC.▶ 0:29 The honor places him alongside Joshua Slocum, Alain Garbeau, Harry Pigeon, Victor Dumont, Marcelle Bardieu, John Goswell, Hasler, and others.▶ 3:07 Yrvind recounts personal encounters with several of them, including a half-hour conversation with Taberdy conducted in French, correspondence with Hasler around 1962 on the subject of Jönkrygg, and a visit to Mikael Ritchie aboard the Ron Moore Jester — Ritchie, connected to the Royal Institute of Navigation, helped Yrvind write sextant instructions in clear English.▶ 3:27 Yrvind also reviews four boats he has sailed over the 20-year period, including a passage to Martinique in 2011, a voyage to Madeira in 2018, a build begun in 2019 with a 2,150-day voyage completed by 2020, and a trip to Florida aboard an Albin Marine AB Vega 27 with Captain Grahn.▶ 1:24 He is currently applying for a US visa through the Stockholm embassy and hopes the Hall of Fame recognition will support that application.▶ 2:54

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