| Year Built | 1991 | LOA | 11,65 Meters / 38 Feet | |
| Place Built | Jakobstad, Finland | LVL | 9 Meters | |
| Builders | Polar Yacht Oy | Beam | 3,26 Meters | |
| Hull Design | OE 38 (Olle Enderlein) | Displacement | 8,5 Metric tons | |
| Model Name | Passad 38 | Keel (Lead) | 3,2 Metric tons | |
| Hull | Fiberglass | Mast height | 16,92 Meters | |
| Rigging | Masthead / Cutter | Diesel tank | 180 liters | |
| Engine | Volvo Penta 2003T | Water tanks | 2 x 200 liters |
We will also be posting an equipment list; stay tuned!
Nuts about sailing
Meet Magnus and Jodi
Magnus has been sailing all his life, starting with small sailing dinghys and graduating to larger sailboats. Jodi started sailing when she met Magnus in 2016. As Jodi has taken various certifications, Magnus has joined the classes, collecting stamps in their little blue sailing passport books issued by the Swedish Council for the Education and Training of Yachtsmen (NFB, Nämden för båtlivsutbildning). They both hold Offshore Yachtmaster certification (Utsjöskeppare) and various other certifications.
Magnus is a partner in an engineering company he founded with three friends, and Jodi has worked in banking and financial services. Lulu will be Magnus 4th boat. His first boat “Agnes”, a Magnifik Midget 23, was co-owned with friends. The second, “Mermaid”, was a 30-foot Nardus (similar to a Ballad). Third has been Ocean Queen, a 35-foot Beneteau Oceanis. All of the boats have been adopted into the family retaining their original names or a slight variation, we separated Oceanqueen into two words Ocean Queen; and we will drop the Lady and just call our new boat Lulu.
When they aren’t sailing, Magnus is an avid hobby musician and can play a large range of instruments. Jodi is an instructor at a local gym teaching both dance classes and group weightlifting.
Sailing Dreams
Magnus has long held a dream of sailing to the Whitsunday Islands in Australia, where he spent time backpacking many years ago. After summers sailing, numerous classes, discussions with sailing friends and lots of binge-watching YouTube sailors like Magic Carpet Sailing, Sailing Uma, Ran Sailing and Ryan and Sophie; it is time to take the plunge!
Our Planned Route
Currently we plan to sail from Sweden in June 2023, and join the ARC in November 2023 from Las Palmas. After that, if all goes well, we will sail in the Caribbean Sea for a while and then head through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean. Or we might stop and sail the coast of Spain, or canals through Europe, or…
More About LulU
Lulu is a “Finn Flyer Passad 38” built in Finland at Polar Yachts in 1991 by Stig Johansson, who was a boatbuilding contractor for Nautor (Swan) and Baltic boats. She is based upon an Olle Enderlein design and is intended for blue water cruising by two people, and according to information from the builders she is built to withstand a longships somersault. There are only a few Finn Flyer Passad boats in existence, Lulu is #3. Why did we change her name from “Lady Lulu” to just “Lulu”? It came from practicing distress calls and other radio requests – try saying “Lady Lulu” three times in a row and you will understand!
Finn Flyer Marina can be found at www.finnflyermarina.com or on Facebook “Finn Flyer Marina AB”