Vindö

Vindö is a large, fairly densely populated island in Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, in the Stockholm archipelago, between Värmdö and Kanholmsfjärden. The island is cut into by several deep bays, and linked by isthmus to Djurö to the south and Skarpö to the east. Between Vindö-Djurö and Värmdölandet goes a fairway by Vindöström and Simpströmmen.

On the north Vindö are lake Vämlingen joined by the Baltic Sea by Oscar Canal, named after King Oscar II. The king liked to fish for perch in the lake at the time, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) operated in Sollenkroka Fladen (before they moved to Santahamina).

Carl Anton sings about Vindö in "Överbyvals," where the island's beauty during summer is praised.

References

This article is based on a Google translation of the corresponding article in the Swedish Wikipedia, accessed 14 Mar 2014.

Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°41′E / 59.35°N 18.69°E / 59.35; 18.69

Vindö (boat)

Vindö was a little boat yard on the Swedish west coast, situated between Orust and the mainland outside Uddevalla. The yard was best known for their fantastic small wooden boats in the 1960s, and converted to GRP material in 1965. First they updated the present range of Vindö 30, but the newcomer - the 35 feet (11 m) long Vindö 50 made the little yard famous. The combination of GRP hull and fine quality teak and mahogany structures demanded for newer boats, and the 29 feet (8.8 m) long Vindö 32 was launched in 1973. Shortly after came the 31 feet (9.4 m) long Vindö 40 - best known for the reversed topsides of the hull. In 1982 came Vindö 45 - a 34 feet (10 m) long boat with more modern lines - and a greater volume. This was shortly followed by the first of many bankruptcies, and the yard stopped production of new boats in 1990.

There has also been the Vindö 70 (which not was a traditional Vindö), 38 feet (12 m)65 and 43 feet (13 m)90 but these had limited production volume.