Sven Yrvind (born 22 April 1939 in Gothenburg, Sweden as Sven Lundin) is a Swedish sailor, boat builder, and writer. He is famous for sailing alone across oceans in tiny boats of his own design.

Sailing

Yrvind has made several ocean crossings in his tiny boats. In 1980, Yrvind rounded Cape Horn in 'Bris II', a 20'/5.90m boat of his own design, alone and in the middle of winter, a record for the smallest boat ever to round the Cape. This achievement won Yrvind the 1980 Royal Cruising Club medal for seamanship. In the Roaring Forties he allegedly collided with a whale.

Boat design

Yrvind designs and builds the boats he sails.

Books

Yrvind's three books, "With Bris round Cape Horn" (with Anders Öhman 1985) , "Bris" (1990) and "The Constructor" (2003), are currently in the process of being translated into English. "Den unge, den gamle och havet : Över Atlanten i en Vega" (with Thomas Grahn 2012)

Inventions

Yrvind is the inventor of the Bris sextant, a small, angle-measuring instrument used in navigation.

Youtube channel

Yrvind has a YouTube channel where he regularly posts videos about his endeavours. In 2023 the videos are mostly about building his newest boat.

Honours

Yrvind Island in Antarctica is named after Sven Yrvind.