Junior Folkboat Buyer's Guide
The Junior Folkboat on the used market is a scarce, single-season 1929 build with a clear story: Eric Salander drew her for the Royal Danish Yacht Club as a junior racer before the Nordic Folkboat existed, and she later carried the KDY 15 Sq.M. name and the "Juniors Bad" alias. Because the production run was confined to 1929, any example offered for sale is a near-century-old clinker wooden boat, not a modern replica, and the buyer is really shopping for a piece of Danish one-design history.
Layouts on the Used Market
A buyer should expect the essential footprint of the design: a 5.7-meter clinker hull on a 4.5-meter waterline with a 1.75-meter beam and a 0.9-meter draft, rigged as a fractional sloop. The long keel with transom-hung rudder defines the underwater profile, and the 14.96-square-meter sail plan sets the crew scale. Treat any listing as a day racer rather than a cabin cruiser.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Inspection should focus on what the design itself demands: a fractional sloop rig, wooden clinker hull, and long-keel underwater gear. Buyers should verify the standing rigging, the transom-hung rudder pintles and gudgeons, and any period sailing hardware still fitted. Assume nothing beyond the original specification unless shown.
What to Inspect
Verify the hull is wood in clinker construction with a long keel and transom-hung rudder, the rig is a fractional sloop with 14.96 square meters of sail, and the dimensions match the 5.7-meter LOA, 1.75-meter beam, and 0.9-meter draft clinker wood hull. Confirm the 1929 build year and the Salander design attribution, since the single-season production makes provenance the key value driver.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
A buyer should simply be alert for any 1929 example wherever classic wooden racers trade.
- Confirm 1929 build and Salander design
- Inspect clinker hull for plank integrity
- Check long keel and transom rudder
- Verify fractional rig and 14.96 m² sail
- Validate 5.7 m LOA and 0.9 m draft
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Junior Folkboat. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $17,251 | — |
Where they're listed
Junior Folkboat listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $17,251 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |