Festina Lente3 is the third boat my wife and I own. She is a Linjett 33 and she was built in 1994 by Rosättra Boatyard. It is fair to say that Festina Lente3 is a bit unique in that she is the first Linjett 33 that was ever built.
Festina Lente3 was built as a prototype by Mats Gustafsson and he raced her successfully in the Gotland Runt. After that the boat was used to create the plug for the Linjett 33 series builds. So you can say that we are sailing a small piece of boating history.
Festina Lente3 has sail number SWE 11 and there is a story to it. Apparently, the person who bought the first series produced Linjett 33 had been promised SWE 1 as sail number, so the initial owners that we bought Festina Lente3 from had to choose another sail number and they chose SWE 11.
We bought Festina Lente3 in the spring of 2023 and we sailed her home to Sundsvall late May. It was a beautiful trip full of experiences and memories. The Linjett 33 suits us very well, it is just the right size and with all the amenities you could wish for. In addition she sails fantastically!
We spent the first summer with Festina Lente3 sailing at the High Coast World Heritage, just to get to know her better. Now we are looking forward to taking her out on new adventures along our beautiful Swedish coast and maybe beyond!