Klassiske Linjer nr 10 1999 - Klassisk Treseiler Klubb

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Plugging the holes sailing through
nine issues of CLASSIC LINES
Perhaps one should not look back and ponder over all the uncertainties and
omissions, but I would like to cover the ground once more, because after five years
as editor I have inevitably acquired a little more knowledge than when I started!
No. 1, February 1995. After my pilot project of the Christmas Magazine, Christian
Gude and some student friends set the ball rolling and found the perfect name for
our membership journal. An intriguing little notice appeared on the last page; a
new book about Bjarne Aas, to be called ”Making one’s living in the summer” was
about to be published – as far as I know, the manuscript was finished in
Norwegian, covering his life, career and boats at Isegran, Fredrikstad, but through
lack of funds (?) this book has never been published. Worth following up?
No.2, June 1995. I was the new editor and the
idea was to collect a few articles whose common
theme was sailing and the fate of boats under the
occupation of Norway. The main item was the
account of our Honorary Member Cecil Chr.
Stephansen, now aged nearly 88, about his sailing experiences during the war. I tentatively approached the
subject of Johan Anker’s last ditch effort to persuade the King and Crown-Prince not to go into exile in early
June 1940, while Peter and I played detectives to discuss the possible origin of our 10 metre yacht GAVOTTE. I
can now show the 1921 photo of the real GAVOTTE and compare it with a similar photo of our boat taken 70
years later – are the two boats identical? Finally Rolf Rathcke gave us a German perspective: the scuttling of JØRN
ex FEO, a Charles Nicholson 8mR, by a war widow and her daughters to save the boat from bombing or destruction
during the Russian onslaught on Berlin. Rolf has fairly recently bought this boat ; it is now in mint condition
and he competes with his son Philip in the IEMA World Cup.
No. 3, October 1995. We had three slender issues the first year!
Gustav Dietrichson now delighted us with the first part of his ambitious
series on the ROLLO boats. The 12 metre ROLLO was famed for
her victories at Cowes in 1911. She survived until after WW II but the
exact circumstances of her demise are a mystery in spite of great
efforts on our part to solve the mystery. The other main article was an
account of the sailing career of the Bergen surgeon, Johan Friele, who
won many international regattas with his 10 metre, SKUM 2. Funnily enough, the measurements of this boat are
the same as ours – the demise of SKUM 2 is also unknown. Peter and I came up with new information about the
correct name of the Norwegian family who bought our boat as ”enemy property” in 1945. When we rang them
up nearly fifty years later they remembered a number of useful details. Our boat’s saloon furniture was made in
Berlin in 1941 and Bjarne Aas had his name enscribed somewhere – was he the designer of our coach roof ?
No. 4, April 1996. On the back cover page we extended an invitation to our sister clubs to meet at Johan
Anker’s house at the end of August to found ECYU. I took the plunge with English summaries and started my
article series on the metre boat Olympics (1908 – 1952). I now supply a photo of Johan Anker’s FRAM in the 8
metre class. Chr. Jensen’s status seems to have been that of ”reserve crew” – I spotted this explanation in an old
KLASSISKE LINJER NR.10 MAI 1999
Trophies won by
SKUM 2
Bjarne Aas
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