Danish Knud Reimers was one of the première designers of Sq. Meter boats, and the experience he gained creating these high performance racers was very important for his later career. His famous "Swede 55" design, one of the most wide-spread boat types in the world today, is based on the design principles of the 22 and 30 Sq. Meter class, and is a direct descendant of the 75 Sq. Meter "Bacchant II". Uffa Fox (see later reference) wrote in 1937, "The ‘30s’ designed by Knud Reimers have almost always proved to be the fastest and finest sea boats, [...] 75 per cent of those at present building to this class in various parts of the world are to his design..."

Knud Reimers’ designs reduced the extreme lengths the Sq. Meters had reached in his day. His boats had more volume over the waterline that came into play as the wind increased. They were stiffer, faster and more seaworthy than his competitor’s designs. Reimers fame spread quickly, and he received design requests from all over the globe. In the 30’s, the Emperor of Annam (Vietnam) commissioned first a 22 Sq. Meter (Loa 36’, beam 6’, displ. 1.75 tons) and later requested a 30 Sq. Meter.