Nordic Folkboat | Nordisk folkbåt

3D Model

In 1941, the Nordic Sailing Federation held a design competition for a new recreational keelboat which was to be built using wooden clinker construction. No winner was announced, but Tord Sundén was tasked with finalising the design on the basis of the best entries. The first Folkboat was launched in the following year and it was later built in fibreglass versions. The design, which has been described as a “nautical Volswagen Beetle”, emphasises practicality and seaworthiness and is still a common sight in Scandinavian waters.

År 1941 höll Nordiska seglarförbundet en konstruktionstävling för att ta fram en ny typ av fritidsbåt. Eftersom man inte kunde enas om en vinnare fick Tord Sundén i uppgift att utifrån de bästa förslagen sammanställa de slutgiltiga ritningarna. Den första Nordiska folkbåten sjösattes följande år. Längre fram kom den även att byggas i glasfiber.

Original 1:20 scale model built by Göran Forss, 1976. 3D model produced by Adam de Kaminski for SMTM, 2024.