Sweden Yachts 45, HAPPY APPLE VI

Broker’s Comments

The Sweden 45 is an incredibly popular yacht, with good examples being extremely sought after. It is not only a very elegant-looking performance cruising yacht but also benefits from the very best of Swedish yacht building, which is evident throughout. From the hull-deck moulding to the satin-varnished mahogany cabinetry below deck, everything speaks of skilled workmanship.

HAPPY APPLE VI is a well-loved example from 2002. Still in her original ownership, she boasts a fulsome inventory and has enjoyed both diligent maintenance and thoughtful updates.

Easily and comfortably sailed short-handed, she has a fully-battened mainsail, with both a self-tacking jib, all controlled by electric winches from the secure aft cockpit. Below decks, she features an L-shaped galley with two fridges and one fridge/freezer, a modern gas cooker and oven.

Accommodation includes three double cabins, two heads with electric toilets, and shower with generator and watermaker allowing freedom of cruising, along with a forward-facing chart table in a spacious saloon. Both above and below deck, she offers unusually generous stowage space, including two large lazarettes aft and a substantial forward lazarette.

Owner’s Comments

We bought HAPPY APPLE VI in 2002 directly from Sweden Yachts and have had the pleasure of owning her for the last 24 years.

We were attracted to the Sweden 45 because of the pedigree of the design, quality of the build, the spacious accommodation, the detail to finish both on deck and below, the potential for fast comfortable cruising, and easy handling while sailing both short-handed and with family.

She has not let us down on any of these points or any other. Having sailed many yachts over the years, we can say that the Sweden 45 is without doubt one of the kindliest and most responsive yachts to manoeuvre and sail feeling secure in the most extreme conditions providing exhilarating, safe and fun cruising and passage making.

We have sailed HAPPY APPLE VI as a family, short-handed or with friends extensively around the South Coast, North Brittany and South Brittany and Northern Spain. She has done five crossings of the Bay of Biscay, including being caught in some ‘un-forecast weather’ on one crossing, which she handled perfectly and looking after the crew magnificently.

Since 2011, she has been cruised extensively through the Mediterranean (Spain, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily) finally arriving in Greece in 2013 where she has remained. During this time, she has been used regularly to cruise the Ionian Islands, being maintained and upgraded to suit the environment and to ensure hassle free extended periods at anchor away from harbours and marinas.

HAPPY APPLE VI is a comfortable yacht to live on, fitted out for extended unsupported cruising, providing ample space and stowage to live aboard for uninterrupted periods and has been lovingly and comprehensively maintained and upgraded.

HAPPY APPLE VI is constantly admired wherever she goes both because of the beauty of her classic lines but also because she doesn’t look 24 years old!!
We will sadly miss her but have had fabulous fun and joy with her over the years and feel this is now the right time for new owners to share our passion for her and to take her on the next stage of her journey and to new adventures.

Builder’s Remarks

The Sweden Yachts 45 is a quick, seaworthy craft with a sumptuously relaxing interior. The advanced hull design makes her wonderfully easy to sail and manoeuvre. Ample locker space, plenty of hot water, a dream galley, and well-appointed heads make for great onboard living. In addition, the cockpit, navigation station, and fittings will delight the most exacting crew. This fast, safe sailing yacht originates from the demands made by both the archipelagos with their rapidly changing winds and unpredictable seas, and the heavy weather and imposing waves produced by the mighty North Sea. Responding to the ocean’s demands, the Sweden Yachts 45 provides both safety and sailing performance.