SEILmagasinet · video

What this video covers

Cecilia Ennals, winner of a wooden-boat restoration prize awarded during the summer, describes the problems that followed her win: water ingress while racing and cruising forced the crew to run pump watches in harbor, filling to the floorboards.0:50 The bilge pump was replaced twice after the hand pump failed.1:00 The engine, which had run reliably for two years, short-circuited late in the season and likely needs full replacement.1:17 Winter work at Blåndenholm will prioritize drying the boat tent — using diesel heat or a condensation tent — then refinishing the mast and boom before spring.3:31 Interior work is planned but secondary. Ennals also received a "Boat Influencer of the Year" award at a Christmas dinner for documenting restoration work on Instagram.2:18 Her activity has drawn a group of under-25 wooden-boat owners into KTK Ung, a youth section of the club she now leads, with six boats currently berthed together at Blåndenholm.2:45 She confirms the engine short-circuit is the most pressing unresolved problem heading into winter.

More from SEILmagasinet

Johan J. Petersen on sailing the 50-year-old "Sorgenfri" home from the Caribbean without a cooler or watermaker.Sept 2026New standing rigging on a 2000 X-362Sept 2026Two men out – Who’s going out Ep. 3Sept 2026Is the boat equipment of the future portable? We are elevating comfort with modular boat equipmentSept 2026

From SEILmagasinet — see the channel’s boat, crew, and every analysed video.

The Sailing Directory Newsletter

One email with the fleet's best finds — the moments, boats, and stories worth your watch time. Enter your own address to get your own copy.