Lord Helmsman Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · full

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

31.33' · 9.55 m

Displ.

10,803 lbs · 4,900 kg

First year

1978

Introduced in the mid1970s, the Lord Helmsman stands as a definitive representation of Håkan Södergren’s design philosophy: a marriage of slender, slippery hull forms with a robust Scandinavian build quality. While the smaller Senorita Helmsman gained fame as a "skerry cruiser" for the modern era, the Lord Helmsman was developed to offer more substantial volume and offshore capability for families, without sacrificing the aesthetic grace for which the Swedish yard became famous. As a 31foot (9.5meter) cruiser, it occupies a middle ground in the original lineup, positioned between the daysailing focus of the Senorita and the grandtouring scale of the Lady Helmsman. The boat's identity is defined by its narrow beam and high ballast ratio, traits that were increasingly abandoned by massproduction builders in favor of interior volume, making the Lord Helmsman a soughtafter choice for purists who value seakindliness over dockside living space.