Sérénity's dream sailboat - Ugears

Le Rêve de Sérénité | Assemble me. Build your own maritime masterpiece!

Sailors know the peaceful feeling of sailing on the ocean under a clear sky, a steady breeze filling the white sails as you glide over the waves in a series of deft tack changes. It's the feeling of being at one with nature and the elements, expertly beating to windward, feeling the boat pick up speed with well-trimmed sails. Invite a few friends over, maybe bring out some wine and cheese for the evening: it's the dream, and you can live it with the Rêve de Sérénité, the ingenious new mechanical yacht from Ugears.

The Rêve de Sérénité joins the Yacht beauté de l'océan and the Trimaran Merihobus in the Ugears fleet of DIY sailing yacht models. However, unlike these static models, the Rêve de Sérénité is a spring-loaded boat capable of performing a series of tacking manoeuvres up to 4 m on a flat surface. To operate, turn the On/Off switch on the cabin roof to the 'Off' position. Remove the winding key from the foredeck, insert it into the ratchet mechanism on the starboard hull and turn several times. Replace the key in the deck, place the boat on a flat surface, turn the On/Off switch to the 'On' position and watch your yacht set off in a series of graceful zig-zag tacking manoeuvres.

You'll love the realistic details of this do-it-yourself wooden sailboat model, including the two folded paper sails: a mainsail and a headsail jib with roller furling for furling and unfurling the sails with a simple turn. Take a look at the cabin, beams and ropes along the deck, two steering bars for overhead steering, a retractable anchor, laser-engraved planks on the foredeck and a sloping transom with engraved Ugears logo.

The Rêve de Sérénité 3D sailboat jigsaw puzzle has 365 pieces and a 'Medium' difficulty level. It is therefore aimed at modellers with a little experience. As with the other Ugears mechanical marvels, you won't need any glue or special tools to build this beauty. All you have to do is detach the laser-cut components from the composite wood boards and assemble them. Illustrated instructions in 11 languages (English, German, Ukrainian, French, Polish, Turkish, Italian, Chinese and Korean) guide your assembly, and each kit contains a piece of sandpaper and wax to smooth and lubricate the moving parts.

The Rêve de Sérénité sailing boat is an ideal gift for anyone who loves sailing, model making or ingenious mechanics. Bring calm to your inland waters by building this maritime model, then enjoy that sense of peace again by imagining a beautiful day on the water, sailing your model sailboat until the sun goes down.