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Vindö

Vindö is a large, fairly densely populated island in Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, in the Stockholm archipelago, between Värmdö and Kanholmsfjärden. The island is cut into by several deep bays, and linked by isthmus to Djurö to the south and Skarpö to the east. Between Vindö-Djurö and Värmdölandet goes a fairway by Vindöström and Simpströmmen.

On the north Vindö are lake Vämlingen joined by the Baltic Sea by Oscar Canal, named after King Oscar II. The king liked to fish for perch in the lake at the time, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) operated in Sollenkroka Fladen (before they moved to Santahamina).

Carl Anton sings about Vindö in "Överbyvals," where the island's beauty during summer is praised.

Vindö (boat)

Vindö was a little boat yard on the Swedish west coast, situated between Orust and the mainland outside Uddevalla. The yard was best known for their fantastic small wooden boats in the 1960s, and converted to GRP material in 1965. First they updated the present range of Vindö 30, but the newcomer - the long Vindö 50 made the little yard famous. The combination of GRP hull and fine quality teak and mahogany structures demanded for newer boats, and the long Vindö 32 was launched in 1973. Shortly after came the long Vindö 40 - best known for the reversed topsides of the hull. In 1982 came Vindö 45 - a long boat with more modern lines - and a greater volume. This was shortly followed by the first of many bankruptcies, and the yard stopped production of new boats in 1990.

There has also been the Vindö 70 (which not was a traditional Vindö), 65 and 90 but these had limited production volume.

Of earlier boats the Vindö 18, 22, 28 and 30 are to be mentioned.

Vindö yachts have a reputation of being among the best cruiser yachts ever built and used Vindös are frequently sold at or above their respective prices as new boats.

Usage examples of "vindo".

Their brown skin and small stature were typical Vindo characteristics.

A bottle appeared from somewhere, and they began taking mouthfuls of the potent-smelling Vindo liquor, siyo.

From high on the mast, one of the crew rang a bell and called out a few words in the Vindo tongue.

The sailors were hurrying about, checking ropes and tossing Vindo words to each other.

I could speak in the Elyne court, but they will come in handy if I should ever visit a Vindo drinking house.

Orchards of heavily laden pachi and piorre trees appeared here and there, some of the fruit being picked by teams of Vindo who travelled to Elyne each year for the work.

I can translate the ancient Vindo and Tentur glyphs, given access to my books.

Elyne in the class, Yalend, spent his time with the talkative Vindo boy, Seno.

The same could be said of Elyne frivolity, or the Vindo obsession with trade.

Elyne is frivolous, or every Vindo is greedy, not every Lonmar is unbending.

The Vindo sent as many entrants as they could find and afford, which was not many since they had little magical ability in their bloodlines.

From what he knew of Vindo sailors, it should take more than homesickness or respect for the Guild to motivate a captain to give up his own space.

If the Vindo people want magicians to remove the pirates from these islands, they must arrange it with the Guild.

Tayend had been more than a little overwhelmed by the boldness of Vindo women, but they had been told by their guide that the Vindo friendliness was simply local good manners.

The Vindo forbade visitors to the caves during daylight, and he began to worry that they would not return to the beach in time to meet their boat.