BåtNytt 14.76/Sweden sail: "Wasa 55 - a pure speed machine. A skerry cruiser with off-shore capability. Takes a while to gather speed on close reach, but then she goes like on rails. On broad reach, the length of the waterlines shows off. Large turning radius at low speeds. "

BåtNytt 7.79 test: "13.5 m of boat for 90 000 Swedish crowns ! Quarter tonner's price and 800 hours of work from kit to ready-to-sail. Sail-ready + interior parts kit: 160t SEK; yard built 250t.

Fast on all headings but close hauled or light down wind. Waterline length to weight ratio record low. Leans over, then stops. Reef at 6-7 m/s. Inside narrow, low but spacious. "

Seil 3.78 /Norway sail: "Fastest on most races this summer. Leans over, but not weak; the word 'broach' has no use in this boat. Nobody questions the sailing characteristics, but accommodation has 'railway wagon' feeling: same number of berths as an IOR boat, but arranged lengthwise "

The book '500 sail boats tested' by Curt Gelin /Nautiska Förlaget, Sweden, repeats the feelings of the '79 test: Upside: fast, number of berths, sturdy keel section; downside: slow to turn, berths narrow, varying quality of finish..

Boats that fall into the same long slim category include, a.o.:

And others: Conqubin, Diva 39, ..