In 1911 William Fife III designed and Neglingevarvet in Stockholm, Sweden built "12mR Erna Signe" for Nils Person, Sweden (he named the boat after his two daughters) for the Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912. She was designed and built by the 1. International Rule.
"12mR Erna Signe" won the silver medal in the Games and later won a number of regattas.
"12mR Erna Signe" was sold to a Norwegian ship owner family in 1918 that actively sailed her until the 1950s. She was then sold to Denmark and used for educational purposes for seafarers.
After a long life she needed a considerable restoration. In the 1990s she was bought by the same Norwegian ship owner family and her restoration was completed at Walsted Bådeværft in Denmark in 2000.
"12mR Erna Signe" has been part of the Framnæs Collection since 2008.
She holds a valid 12-meter certificate and is used for racing and charter in Scandinavian waters.
"12mR Erna Signe" participated in both the “Europe Week 1914” in Horten, Norway and a 100 years later in the “Europe Week 2014” in Sandefjord, Son and Oslo, Norway.
