Sven Yrvind prepares his new boat in his workshop in Vaestervik, about 300km south of Stockholm, on January 22, 2013

Sven Yrvind prepares his new boat in his workshop in Vaestervik, about 300km south of Stockholm, on January 22, 2013. Yrvind has always swum against the tide. When the 73-year-old Swedish sailor and adventurer was asked to give a talk in front of the Swedish king and queen, he refused because he wouldn’t get paid.