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21 March 2025 Certificate from the Royal Kingdom
March 20, 2025 · 5 min · 2K views · Sweden
What this video covers
Sven Yrvind receives the international certificate from the Royal Kingdom of Sweden for his 5.3-meter composite free-mast lug-rigged sailing yacht, named Oceani Kanu Solu.0:25 The certificate, issued through the Oceansiglar klubben in Stockholm, functions as the boat's official passport for international travel, and Yrvind notes it becomes increasingly important the farther south one sails — Spain, Portugal, and South America all place greater weight on such documentation than Sweden does.1:17 He plans to display it on the wall as a daily reminder of the upcoming ocean voyage.1:55 Yrvind mentions receiving his first international certificate in 1968 for a boat named Anna and has carried one on every voyage since.1:43 He describes the Oceansiglar klubben as an organization of experienced ocean sailors who offer courses in astronavigation, medicine, engine maintenance, and ocean sailing to new members, with an annual meeting based primarily in Stockholm.2:15 The segment closes with a brief anecdote about a royal dinner where Yrvind successfully substituted ice cream for an unfamiliar French dessert.4:36
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