Article about Göran Schildt

30/3/2023

In the latest copy of the Swedish the magazine Båtklassiker there is an article about the sailor and author Göran Schildt. Hopefully it provides a solid description of the legendary Swedish speaking sailing Finn. The article is not directly connected to our boat other than the fact that his books are common in all book shelfs within the family. My grandmother Jenny read his book with great pleasure and recommended them to family and friends. Jenny also grew up in the surroundings of bay Pernå where the family Schildt had their summer house. The article is only available in Swedish.

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Read also Irma Swahns´review of Henrik Knifs´”Two lifes” from 2021, which is an biography of Göran Schildt. All in Swedish.

Irmas´ review of Henrik Knifs biography “Two lifes”

Source: Magnus Swahn
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Båtklassiker No: 1, 2023. Photo ©Båtklassiker
Båtklassiker No: 1, 2023. Photo ©Båtklassiker
Göran Schildt in the Royal Swedish Sailing Association (KSSS) hat at Daphne. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran Schildt in the Royal Swedish Sailing Association (KSSS) hat at Daphne. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran Schildt at the helm of Daphne in the Mediterranean Sea around 1970. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran Schildt at the helm of Daphne in the Mediterranean Sea around 1970. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran and the older brother Christoffer Schildt in Görans first sailing boat Vita Nuova used to explore the surroundings of the summer house. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran and the older brother Christoffer Schildt in Görans first sailing boat Vita Nuova used to explore the surroundings of the summer house. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Mona and Göran at the second boat, a Haj named Galatea co-owned with Vivika Bandler in the 1940´s. Note the use of the French Tricolore considered by Schildt to be the most beautiful flag. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Mona and Göran at the second boat, a Haj named Galatea co-owned with Vivika Bandler in the 1940´s. Note the use of the French Tricolore considered by Schildt to be the most beautiful flag. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
The third boat Liberté with Mona in the cockpit in the mid 1940´s. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
The third boat Liberté with Mona in the cockpit in the mid 1940´s. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
Göran Schildts´ classic boat Daphne designed by Jarl Lindblom just prior to its maiden launch in 1935 at Åbo båtvarv. Photo ©Tom Bäckströms collection
Göran Schildts´ classic boat Daphne designed by Jarl Lindblom just prior to its maiden launch in 1935 at Åbo båtvarv. Photo ©Tom Bäckströms collection
Daphne sailing the Dalmatian coast. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
Daphne sailing the Dalmatian coast. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
Georg Henrik von Wright doing the dish at Daphne 1948. Foto © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Georg Henrik von Wright doing the dish at Daphne 1948. Foto © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
In the 1950´s the six-thousand-year-old tradition with shallow boats sailing downwind south through the steady northern wind and by the north bound current drift back north is still in practice at the Nile. Here Ajassos. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
In the 1950´s the six-thousand-year-old tradition with shallow boats sailing downwind south through the steady northern wind and by the north bound current drift back north is still in practice at the Nile. Here Ajassos. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
1950 and transportation of pots at the Nile by classic shallow sailing ships. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
1950 and transportation of pots at the Nile by classic shallow sailing ships. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA1150
Göran Schildt at the Lambretta scooter, that was often onboard for small journeys from Daphne. Herd, sheep’s and in the background Pyramids in Giza. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran Schildt at the Lambretta scooter, that was often onboard for small journeys from Daphne. Herd, sheep’s and in the background Pyramids in Giza. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Architect Alvar Aalto looking up from the aft cabin of Daphne. The picture is from the journey at the Nile 1954-1955. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Architect Alvar Aalto looking up from the aft cabin of Daphne. The picture is from the journey at the Nile 1954-1955. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran Schildt at the Kuusankoski war hospital in 1940,to the left mother Mila Schildt with a book, in the background an unidentified patient. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150
Göran Schildt at the Kuusankoski war hospital in 1940,to the left mother Mila Schildt with a book, in the background an unidentified patient. Photo © Svenska litteratursällskapet in Finland, SLSA 1150