Asagao

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Asagao was constructed by Johan Anker in 1908 on behalf of Carl Ruben (later Dugdale), Copenhagen. Ruben won with Asagao, among other things, the Tornöpokalen and an honorary prize (Silver Djonken) at the Kieler Woche in 1909.During the First World War she was registered in Kiel, Germany under the names Hummel and Ultra. In 1918 she came to Sweden and the first registered owner is insurance director Nils Philipsson, Gothenburg. Through Commander Captain G. L. Brodin, she was donated in 1919 to the Fleet at Karlskrona Naval Station. According to the deed of gift "to give the naval officers, who often during their service on board are not in a position to sail, increased opportunities to do so".During the following 40 years, Ultra was used for the officers' recreational sailing, and during the summer months two conscripted guests were enlisted. In 1959 she was decommissioned and donated to the Karlskrona Scout Corps who sailed her for about ten years before she passed into private ownership.As Asagao is designed according to the old R rule from 1906, compared to later R8s, she is significantly smaller, shorter and shallower, and with a relatively flat and wide stern. Originally, a cutter rig with a fork sail of about 100 square meters was carried.Asagao is now renovated to top condition. Among other things she has received a new keel plank with stainless keel bolts, new rudder, stern timber and transom, new deadwood and epoxy-laminated outer and inner bowsprits, new base frames and about half of the adults replaced with laminated ones. The hull has been given new planking where necessary, i.e. approx. 40 percent, as well as needle-glued. Furthermore, all screws and rivet connections have been replaced with stainless steel and the original bottom logs are blasted/galvanized. In addition, new beam scales, deck beams/carves pine deck, ruff, cockpit, engine and interior.A new fork rig with a rack of approx. 85 m2 is now back according to the typical cut of the time.