Meeting my hero! Sailing legend Sven Yrvind on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2022–2023.
interview · evergreen
Sam Holmes Sailing visits sailing legend Sven Yrvind and tours his boat, covering the man and his small-boat design philosophy.
HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Yrvind and his minimalist boat ideas.
“I watched this video [1] to get an idea about the man and his boat design philosophy and it's very cool.”
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
Really appreciate that link, thanks. Hadn't heard of the guy before. Only started to explore his blog. I watched this video [1] to get an idea about the man and his boat design philosophy and it's very cool. [1] ▶ this video
in “Is there anywhere in the world someone can just live for free?” · View on HN
I've been on a sailing kick recently, and think you'd like this vlog featuring Sven and one of his boats: ▶ this video The sheer utility of every component of the craft is awesome.
in “Ask HN: What'd you do while HN was down?” · View on HN
He's kind of a legend, and seems to give interviews to anyone who runs into him. Here's a pretty good recent one and a tour of his boat: ▶ this video His actual videos might be more interesting to someone with an interest in (unconventional) boat building.
in “13 years sailing around the world” · View on HN