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Losing 20 Kilos.

14. august 2026 · 4 min · 3K visninger

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Sven Yrvind removes a 10-kilo anchor and chain from his small offshore boat to shed 20 kilos of total weight.2:18 The anchor is too heavy for the vessel's intended use: primarily offshore sailing with landfalls made only in good weather, which means a large anchor is rarely needed.0:56 He also notes the sleeping arrangement requires reworking — the bunk is oversized relative to his body, a mistake he attributes to designing it while ill.0:08 Petter helped complete work on the regulators.1:28 Yrvind frames the weight savings with a self-deprecating analogy about a Danish politician named Glistrop, who proposed saving money by not building an even more expensive bridge — the point being that leaving the anchor ashore is a practical gain, not just an accounting trick.2:44 He acknowledges the bunk design and anchor stowage are flaws he plans to correct on his next boat.2:04

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