The Sailing Yacht Eugenia

The original Eugenia was a yacht built by locals in the Kimito archipelago in the late 1870s. She sailed until 1951 when she sank while at anchor. In 1997 a group of enthusiasts got together to rebuild Eugenia. The association Pro Kimioö Skutan was born. The group was soon able to secure financing and engaged a considerable number of volunteers to help reconstruct a ship from the 1800s. The hull was built at Sagalund, and set to sea in 1999. In 2000 she set out on her maiden voyage.

It was decided that the new Eugenia would be a training vessel for young people. An initial goal was that 60% of journeys should be with groups of school classes, boy or girl scouts or other youth groups. Private sailing voyages were offered to companies to finance the activities. The crew would mainly work on a voluntary basis with new volunteers being trained on courses. Today the volunteers in the crew tend to be older men. Maintenance includes tasks like rigging the ship, building a cover for repairs when necessary, painting, applying pitch and tar, taking her to docks and so on. Her main dock and maintenance workshop is in Västanfjärd. The maintenance team also like to sail as much as possible. We are constantly looking for new volunteers. Volunteers with experience of sailing are appreciated, but everyone who wants to join is welcomed.