Goran Rutgerson // America's Cup Sailor, Inventor & Entrepreneur

On the Wind Sailing

Andy Schell

Sports, Wilderness, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 593 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

#230. Goran Rutgerson is the founder of the eponymous Rutgerson company, who design & fabricate rigging and deck hardward in Marstrand, Sweden. Goran grew up in a sailing family and went on to pursue his passion in the sport, rising all the way to the America's Cup ranks. Back in the day, he was good buddies with Peter Harken, and both Harken & Rutgerson evolved as businesses alongside one another on opposite sides of the Atlantic. I spoke to Goran at his office at the Rutgerson Factory in Marstrand in January.

On the Wind is presented by Forbes Horton Yachts. And also supported by Broadreach and Weems & Plath.

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0:00.0	And then,
0:00.6	Gajan,
0:01.1	so
0:01.6	he upfanz
0:05.9	Segel ring.
0:07.0	So ring
0:07.4	that's
0:09.9	in the ring.
0:11.2	Hey, gang,
0:12.0	welcome back to the show.
0:13.1	That's me
0:14.0	and Ludwig
0:15.0	Hamabadi
0:15.6	in the background
0:16.8	talking Swedish.
0:18.8	Ludwig is
0:19.4	explaining to me
0:20.2	how
0:20.7	Geran Rudken actually became,
0:23.9	started the company. He invented the press rings that you find in sales. So before those were
0:29.9	invented, people, if you wanted to put a ring in a sale, it had to be hand done and hand sewn. It
0:34.0	was very labor-intensive process. So Yaron invented this press ring and
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