Our late father built Mio but unfortunately passed away in 2020. The boat sailed just one shorter trip (in 2013) before that and no one has sailed the boat since then. We know that during the trip between southern Sweden and Denmark the boat encountered strong winds which partly damaged the “ribs” (battens) for the sails. The fabric for the sails seems fine but the bamboo battens need to be replaced.
Mio is built after a prototype of a Bris-boat of Sven Yrvind with the same mindset concerning safety.We believe that our father even bought part of the design (blueprint) from Sven. She is a long-distance live aboard sailing boat with 2 masts, a centerboard and no cockpit on deck. She is built to be able to sail alone but two to three people can easily fit on the boat. She currently has no engine. The folding masts are in good condition.
Size: 7,16 meters long and 1.95 meters wide. weight 1700 kg
Location: close to the town of Östersund, Sweden, on the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön.
Condition: Finalized in 2013 and made just one shorter trip and has been kept indoors on land since then. A lot of the electronic equipment has been sold off and as we do not sail ourselves we can not assess the condition of what is left. The bedding and mattresses of the boat was kept in an attic with mice and had to be thrown away. We know that our father kept working on the boat but we are not sure if she is ready to go or if more work is required.
We would love it if Mio could keep on sailing the seas she was meant to sail on but never did. We will give her away for free but needs to be picked up before 15th of July.
Please feel free to contact us for more information.
From the webmaster: On the website of Sven Yfvind, you can learn more about his Bris boat. His philosophy is: Simple Habits, Simple Boat. Yfvind sailed a 19-foot Bris around Cape Horn in 1980.