{"id":8564,"date":"2013-08-13T05:10:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T12:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/?page_id=8564"},"modified":"2018-04-22T03:31:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T10:31:59","slug":"deutsch-die-schiffe-der-nationen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/en\/ships\/deutsch-schiffe-der-nationen\/deutsch-die-schiffe-der-nationen\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOATS BY COUNTRY Part\u00a01 \u2013 GERMANY<\/strong><br \/>\nThis investigation is based on the author&#8217;s own data and the information provided in the published blogs of bluewater sailors.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Deutschland-Flagge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Deutschland Flagge\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Deutschland-Flagge-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Germany has an international reputation as a hotbed of engineering and invention. When it comes to the country&#8217;s preferences in respect of bluewater yachts, however, it is the Reinke factor that sets it apart. Reinke yachts are not exactly what might be expected, in terms of design and construction, of a country that otherwise ranks among the world leaders in product development, but for reasons I will now attempt to explain, they nevertheless remain very popular among ocean-going Germans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/nicht_leicht.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"nicht_leicht\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/nicht_leicht-1024x767.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>The foundations of the Reinke&#8217;s success were laid decades ago<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is not the place to delve too deeply into the price of the average bluewater yacht. On the subject of money, however, it has to be acknowledged that sailors, generally a thoroughly practical bunch, are often more than willing to get their hands dirty in order to cut costs and set sail a little sooner. That being the case, what could be more logical than to start by building the boat itself? Given the eye-watering price of a boat straight from the yard, it should come as no surprise to learn that generations of German sailors have been inspired by this very thought.<\/p>\n<p>Hard as it may be to believe today, buying pre-loved remained an equally unattractive proposition for decades in Germany because demand persistently outstripped supply \u2013 and by a substantial margin. Personally I have never lost money on a boat no matter how long I owned it. Boats counted as a solid investment: they paid for my studies, my sailing and my second car. By and large I haven&#8217;t even had to advertise them: the new owners just came wandering down the pontoon one day of their own accord. Proper maintenance is the only prerequisite, which seems ideal for a generally very practical group like sailors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2002-F02-B06-Stromer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" alt=\"2002 F02 B06 Stromer\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2002-F02-B06-Stromer-300x194.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>I started in 1972 with a Bianca 27 which I bought part-finished and completed myself in the yard for the stately sum of DM\u00a031,000 including cushions, curtains and a 25\u00a0HP Volvo. My share of the work took me three weeks \u2013 and left me perhaps the proudest new boat owner Hamburg has ever seen! I sold the Bianca many years later for DM\u00a045,000 and moved on to a 13\u00a0metre yawl-rigged construction project in steel, which my calloused hands transformed into, well, if not a silk purse then certainly a capable and effective performer.<\/p>\n<p>In those days people with grand plans but unexceptional incomes had to look to their own labour to close the gap. This created opportunities in the market of which several German yards were well aware. Mr Deerberg of Bleckede offered sailors with a penchant for matting and resin a choice of three models, Amethyst, Beryll and Safir, as DIY projects. Prolific German author and journalist Joachim Schult and his son built a Beryll (adding a little extra matting in the process) and sailed it all over the North Atlantic (German-speakers might enjoy the resulting book, &#8220;Wale, Wikinger und wir&#8221; [&#8220;Whales, Vikings and Us&#8221;]), while fellow author Rolf Wemmer took his Beryll all the way round the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1040271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium \" alt=\"P1040271\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1040271-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><strong>Mr Kornmesser<\/strong> down on the tidal reach of the Elbe, meanwhile, developed the <strong>Nordwind 32<\/strong> and Mr Albers came up with the Carat, both of which were intended for DIY construction, and Mr Bartels gave us the Maru and the <strong>Delta 36<\/strong>, which is still much-appreciated in bluewater circles. Kairos, a steel Delfin design from Hamburg attracted international attention as it took Elga and Ernst-J\u00fcrgen Koch around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hanseat70-totale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Hanseat70 totale\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hanseat70-totale-1024x668.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nElbe yards <strong>Hatecke<\/strong> and <strong>Asmus<\/strong> added to the choices available with their robust Hornet and Hanseat classes (which went on to complete a great many extended voyages but were sufficiently expensive new only to appeal to higher earners).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nymphe1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full \" alt=\"Nymphe1\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nymphe1.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nL\u00fcbeck&#8217;s <strong>Staak yard<\/strong>, meanwhile, tempted buyers with its Nymphe design in wood, GRP and steel. All of these boats are recognised for their solidity and durability: they were built to last and they have, meaning that the great majority are still with us. Even after 30 or 40 years, these particular stalwarts remain as tough as ever and this strength, combined with the fact that they are eminently affordable, has made them highly attractive as liveaboards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kogge-low.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Kogge low\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kogge-low-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Not a task to be undertaken lightly<\/strong><br \/>\nBuilding your own boat is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Think of it as something like building a house \u2013 a house with an almost infinite number of curved surfaces and hardly a right-angle to be seen. Working on boats drives otherwise reliable carpenters and craftsmen to distraction: where else in the manufactured world are straight lines so very few and far between?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Perfect-PB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Perfect PB\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Perfect-PB-1024x669.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJust how many sailors there are among us who have seen a Reinke or Luft project through to completion without losing one or more of their partner, their enthusiasm, their financial equilibrium or their sanity we can only guess. Fortunately every abandoned boat-building project, while sad news for the victim, also offers a very inexpensive way for someone else to make that first step to Tahiti.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Bild03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full \" alt=\"Bild03\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Bild03.jpg\" width=\"968\" height=\"648\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Reinke yachts<\/strong><br \/>\nKurt Reinke and his metal yachts proved particularly popular among ambitious would-be bluewater types: they came in their droves! Reinke, who learned his trade with A&#038;R, wasted no time in tackling this gap in the market by producing designs whose hard-chine construction made them comparatively straightforward for DIY projects. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of boats were sold in the form of licensed plans and customers following Reinke&#8217;s Hobby Design programme were able to access practical support and favourable prices by ordering goods and services through the designer. Reinke yachts soon dominated the self-build scene throughout Germany.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3-m\u00e4nner-im-schrank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"3 m\u00e4nner im schrank\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3-m\u00e4nner-im-schrank.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe appeal and the promise of the Reinke series was easy to grasp: a robust boat at a sensational price. The <strong>Taranga<\/strong>, for example, was initially offered for a quite remarkable DM\u00a037,000 \u2013 ready to sail! Countless (would-be) sailors embraced the proposition with open arms, but the number of boats actually hitting the water grew much, much more slowly. Many saw their dreams founder on a lack of the necessary skills, financial difficulties or just the familiar imponderables of personal relationships under strain and we can safely assume there are still a great many unfinished hulls languishing in gardens all over the place waiting for either a new enthusiast with rose-tinted spectacles or a further rise in the price of welded scrap. Many must have seen their bubble burst on the thorny task of finishing a Reinke. The tales told of family tragedy, even unto divorce and death, could hardly be more heart-wrenching: few things can polarise a family in the way our sport of sailing can!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SY-isis-am-Tafelberg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"SY isis am Tafelberg\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SY-isis-am-Tafelberg.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMr Reinke saw fit to leave his DIY builders little scope to incorporate their own ideas. It has been reported, for example, that he went so far as to invoke the courts in order to prevent &#8220;his&#8221; transom being changed to include a swim platform for improved access. Despite his apparent strong objection to the concept, however, later designs almost always included a swim platform \u2013 an idea the designer became happy to claim as his own. His strict adherence to a life without typewriter or computer gave rise to a certain volume of tactful comment too, for all that his handwriting was &#8220;as clear as print&#8221; (and most of his writing, printed or otherwise, reached its targets in the sailing world in the form of photocopies). His was an endearing oddness \u2013 and one not without consequences on occasion for the sailing community and the several yards that had to refine his drawings here and there in the interests of practicality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ReinkeHydra16-Mader.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"ReinkeHydra16, Mader\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ReinkeHydra16-Mader-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Reinke yachts<\/strong> remain enormously popular among bluewater sailors because, once finished, they are usually very favourably priced. Part of the reason for this must reside in the sometimes rather rough and ready finish achieved by inexperienced DIY builders. Their unusual design also undoubtedly plays a role though: form clearly plays second fiddle to function in a Reinke and the result can take some getting used to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Super-Secura-Rauert-low.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Super Secura Rauert low\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Super-Secura-Rauert-low-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere are probably relatively few people still plying the oceans in a Reinke they crafted themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Samatha-Nova.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Samatha Nova\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Samatha-Nova-1024x660.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOne of this rare breed is ex-Berliner <strong>J\u00fcrgen Pehlgrimm<\/strong>, who built his Reinke 16m <strong>Samantha Nova<\/strong> in the 1990s and now lives on it in the Caribbean, sharing his boat and love of the undersea world with liveaboard guests. One of a kind and a born conversationalist, he followed his dream stubbornly through thick and thin (and even a fire aboard) and now makes his living on the back of it. The used boat market has plenty of other examples of the Reinke 16m to offer though, mostly at prices that, as just a fraction of the build cost, should ensure they find a new home in short order.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/King-of-Bavarai-wrack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"King of Bavarai wrack\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/King-of-Bavarai-wrack.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Wolfgang Clemens<\/strong>, a Bavarian metalworker better known to fans as &#8220;GANGERL&#8221; and a feature of the German bluewater scene from time immemorial, sailed an estimated hundred thousand nautical miles around the globe in his entirely self-built Reinke 15m Bavaria before it fell victim to a storm in Madagascar three years ago and Inge and Fritz Erkelenz cruised their Reinke SUPER 10 Pico together for decades before Inge&#8217;s recent sudden death left Fritz to scatter his beloved wife&#8217;s ashes to the sea and continue singlehanded.<\/p>\n<p>A list of Reinkes still on bluewater duty would be a long one, so the following is just a contemporary snapshot:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.von-pol-zu-pol.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV FREYDIS<\/a>, Ehepaar Wilts<br \/>\n<a href=\" https:\/\/www.segelnumdiewelt.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV MON AMIE<\/a>, Simon Z\u00fcger<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simexpeditions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV SANTA MARIA<\/a>, Wolf Kloss<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sy-upps.com\" target=\"_blank\">SV UPPS<\/a>, Bernd Neumann<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-justdoit.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV JUST DO IT<\/a>, Martin Birkhoff<br \/>\nSV SCHOGGELGAUL, Familie Schertel<br \/>\n<a href=\" http:\/\/www.sy-breakpoint.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV BREAKPOINT<\/a>, Thomas Witt<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blauwassersegeln.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV ALDJERINYA<\/a>, Arne Vogler<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/symagellan.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV MAGELLAN<\/a>, Friedrich P\u00f6lzl<br \/>\nSV FIDEL, Moritz Herrmann<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vor-dem-wind.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV KIRA<\/a>, Klaus B\u00f6hlje<br \/>\nSV ISIS, Hans Kujawa<br \/>\nSV OKEANIS, Uwe Lembcke<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sy-grace.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV GRACE<\/a>, Ralf Meischner<br \/>\nSV BLUE CHIP, Hans-Josef Nagel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sailblogs.com\/member\/segelurlaub2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV VOYAGER<\/a>, J\u00fcrgen Bey<br \/>\nSV ORION, Dieter Pfeiffer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weltumsegelung.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV LAUAN<\/a>, Michael Holz<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sy-september.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV SEPTEMBER<\/a>, Klaus Tischhauser<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yachtfotografie.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV DADDELDU<\/a>, Jens Quade<br \/>\nSV LAHNA, Leo Freese<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mimpimanis.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV MIMPI MANIS<\/a>, Stephan Proell<br \/>\nSV NEREIDE, Frank Groeneveld<br \/>\nSV PIORE MOANA, Herbert Buchner<br \/>\nSV REMINDER, Klaus Radkowski<br \/>\nSV GEMMA, Ralf Wilhelm<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.symira.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV MIRA<\/a>, Marion+Rene Jenss<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loss-mer-jon.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV SENTA<\/a>, Annette Knipp + Wilfried Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>My file of Reinke owners over the decades includes literally hundreds of boats that have spent at least some time bluewater voyaging. They may not be immediately easy on the eye, but these hard-chine yachts, in steel or aluminium, have become an established favourite among full-time bluewater sailors \u2013 most of whom will have picked up their Reinke second-hand after the original builder proved unwilling or unable to see the project home.<br \/>\nReinke yachts are surely the number one choice among Germany&#8217;s bluewater fraternity because they embody perfectly the notion of the robust, stable and affordable yacht.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Yachtbau_Matzerath_Werkstatt-01d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Yachtbau_Matzerath_Werkstatt-01d.jpg\" width=\"627\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Professionally-built Reinke yachts<\/strong><br \/>\nThe BENJAMINS yard in Emden and MATZERATH in D\u00fcren have built many Reinke designs professionally.<br \/>\nParticularly popular in the used boat market are examples whose structural elements were finished at the yard and whose self-build input \u2013 in all its sometimes rather rustic glory \u2013 is limited to fixtures and fittings, which better conceal the tell-tale signs of inexperience spiced with enthusiasm. Most of the aluminium models created in the last 15 years were built professionally at a boatyard before, in many cases, going on to be finished DIY by the owner. Ironically, the Matzerath yard actually carries out a regular stream of refits on used Reinkes: making good the sins of the past is a very worthwhile investment in the case of professionally-built hulls.<br \/>\nLuft yachts<br \/>\nAnton Luft remains another very familiar name in the self-build world. His Moana 38 and Motu 42 designs have been built in large numbers and most examples are to be found long-distance cruising. Reinke and Luft are equally well-known for their achievements as authors and while both have now shuffled off this mortal coil, their books continue to fuel the DIY scene.<br \/>\nDIY boat-building increasingly irrelevant<br \/>\nMost realists probably accept now that building your own sailing yacht never makes financial sense. There is just no way to recoup all of the money sunk into the build project, which probably goes a long way to explaining why the DIY approach has fallen out of favour. Other contributory factors undoubtedly include the state of the used boat market, which offers choice aplenty in just about every size and genre, and the recognition that the sort of dreams that would take an age to realise through manual labour can now be picked up ready to sail for a relatively small amount of money (read more about the used boat market here).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P5120112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P5120112-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>FELTZ YACHTS<\/strong><br \/>\nFeltz&#8217;s Skorpion designs have been a regular fixture all over the world for decades too, usually as a round-bilge hull in steel or, less commonly, aluminium. Some examples have crossed the oceans repeatedly with different owners, remaining as tough as ever to this day: Berndt Schneider, for example, has been cruising the world aboard <strong>Chez Nous<\/strong> for 20 years.<br \/>\nThe Skorpion has Austrian David Eitzinger to thank for the most compelling demonstration of its robust construction: on passage with his family in the South Seas in 2012, David&#8217;s <strong>Rancho Relaxo<\/strong> hit a reef after a navigational mishap and was eventually recovered most unceremoniously with the help of an excavator. The family \u2013 mother, father and two small children \u2013 survived the incident quite unscathed and the boat, while not quite as shapely as it used to be, also lived to sail another day.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a small selection of the Skorpion yachts with a history of successful passage-making:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.2mickys.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV 2MICKYS<\/a> Walter Goossens<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mansholt.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV NIS RANDERS<\/a>, Bernd Mansholt<br \/>\nKai Twisselmann<br \/>\nSV NADINE, Ulrich Hering<br \/>\n<a href=\" http:\/\/www.ironlady.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV IRON LADY<\/a>, Michael Wnuk<br \/>\nSV MOYA, Fritz B\u00f6hme<br \/>\nSV ALEDIA, Alexander Heeb<br \/>\nSV BAAL, Marcel Keiffenheim<br \/>\nSV ONYX, Hans-Joachim Leimk\u00fcller<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-amygdala.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV AMYGDALA<\/a>, Hans-Werner Wienand<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-vigo.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV VIGO<\/a>, Bettina He\u00fcveldop<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmic.com\/SY_SiriLuca\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">SV SIRI LUCA<\/a>, Michael K\u00f6hler<br \/>\nSV LENA, Dietmar Fr\u00f6hling<br \/>\nSV PERLE, Karl Halbgebauer<br \/>\nSV KIRE, Paul J\u00f6rn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1000092-low.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"P1000092 low\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1000092-low-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Glacer yachts<\/strong><br \/>\nThe best-known example is probably Bernd L\u00fcchtenborg&#8217;s Horizons, which enjoyed a relatively quiet life in the hands of its first owner before embarking on a much more challenging phase that eventually saw it abandoned to fate after a mysterious run-in with the cliffs of Tierra del Fuego.<br \/>\nLess commonly sighted but likewise afforded legendary status among bluewater sailors are Glacer yachts: professionally built to a high standard for particularly discerning yachtsmen and women, Glacer yachts have now come within the reach of the more ordinarily resourced through the used boat market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SV-Jooley-SV-Janine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"SV Jooley - SV Janine\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SV-Jooley-SV-Janine-1024x680.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Koopmans yachts<\/strong><br \/>\nGerman sailors are increasingly learning to love the work of Dutch father and son yacht designers Dick Koopmans Sr. and Dick Koopmans Jr. Built predominantly in aluminium, often in GRP and less commonly in steel or plywood, Koopmans designs are extraordinarily well-balanced and ideally suited for the demands of long-distance travel under sail. Commercially manufactured Koopmans designs from <strong>Hutting<\/strong>, <strong>Breehorn<\/strong> and <strong>Victoire<\/strong> enjoy an excellent reputation among German long-distance sailors.<br \/>\nHere is a small selection of the Koopmans yachts with a history of successful passage-making:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meinesee.com\/site\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">SV M<\/a>, Dirk Mennewisch<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.momos-meilen.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV MOMO<\/a>, Uwe Moser<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/30\/sy-playmobil-guido-marx-ger-2\/\">SV PLAYMOBIL<\/a>, Guido Marx<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/polaris4-Kopie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/polaris4-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"polaris4 Kopie\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Polaris<\/strong>  Michael Haferkamp, who spends a lot of time with his Hutting 54 in Northern waters \u2013 see his website for some sensational photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/T\u00f6rn-2010-Teil-4-056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/T\u00f6rn-2010-Teil-4-056-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>D\u00dcBBEL &#038; JESSE<\/strong><br \/>\nThe D\u00fcbbel &#038; Jesse yard on the island of Norderney on the German North Sea coast brought a succession of superb round-bilged aluminium yachts into the world until the sudden death of Mr\u00a0D\u00fcbbel and two, at least, have gone on to acquire a measure of fame: single-handed non-stop circumnavigator <strong>Wilfried Erdmann<\/strong> has been sailing his <strong>Nordsee 34<\/strong> one off <strong>Kathena Nui<\/strong> for close on 30 years, although its sparkling condition makes it hard to believe it has completed so many spectacular trips, while Taonui, a 1988 NORDSEE 42, was constantly on the move with Canadian Tony Gooch having already covered a great many miles under its first owner, Clark Stede. The Porath family from L\u00fcbeck, to quote another example, have sailed many thousands of miles with their Nordsee 39, which has been in their hands for decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production GRP boats<\/strong><br \/>\nThe fact that plenty of well-known circumnavigators have made it safely all the way round with a production GRP yacht should not necessarily be taken as definitive evidence that boats of this type are robust enough for the job: sometimes such success owes more to the skill and serendipity that kept them away from reefs and bad weather than any inherent strengths of the boats themselves. Yes, it is quite possible to circle the globe in an unsuitable craft provided the weather gods are onside and no uncharted rocks choose the moment of your passing to introduce themselves to the world; metal hulls offer the luxury of not having to rely so heavily on good fortune.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_9288_3_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"DSC_9288_3_1\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_9288_3_1.jpg\" width=\"902\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThat said, it would be remiss not to acknowledge that GRP boats vary enormously in design and build quality and that certain standouts have completed legendary trips and proven their quality over decades of hard exploring. <strong>Hallberg Rassy yachts<\/strong>, for example, have an excellent record and remain particularly popular for long-distance use, especially the Monsun 31, HR 352 and HR 42 Olle Enderlein version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Eastern-Coco-Bandero-Kira-an-der-Palme-.JPEG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"Eastern Coco Bandero - Kira an der Palme - Ankerkette hat Lochfrass\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Eastern-Coco-Bandero-Kira-an-der-Palme-.JPEG.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Rollo Gebhard<\/strong> travelled over 120,000 nautical miles in eight years aboard <strong>Solveig IV<\/strong>, an HR 42, and the same boat is now into the eighth year of another world tour with current owners <strong>Beate and Detlev Schmandt<\/strong>, who know her as <strong>Kira von Celle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMGP0853.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full \" alt=\"IMGP0853\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMGP0853.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEven more popular is the HR 352, which ranks as one of the absolute favourites among bluewater sailors worldwide (perhaps helped by the fact that over 800 were built).<br \/>\nThe majority of German bluewater sailors have no more than a moderate budget and this naturally informs their choice of boat. Here is a selection:.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LAGITANA_Fatu_Hiva.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"LAGITANA_Fatu_Hiva\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LAGITANA_Fatu_Hiva-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\n<strong>GRP<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LAGITANA_Fatu_Hiva.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"LAGITANA_Fatu_Hiva\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LAGITANA_Fatu_Hiva-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><strong>GFK SCHIFFE<\/strong>:<br \/>\nAmel Maramu, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seezigeuner.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV La Gitana<\/a>, Michaela + Volker Kissling<br \/>\nAmel Sharki,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-tamora.de\/\" target=\"_blank\"> SV Tamora<\/a> Silke Reese + Dieter Blass<br \/>\nBallad, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysailinglog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Balu<\/a>, Maret Nacken+Iko Andreae<br \/>\nBavaria 37, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yagoona.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Yagoona<\/a>, Svenja + Marc Panzer<br \/>\nBavaria 38, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-blue-pearl.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV Blue Pearl<\/a>, Stefan Bormann<br \/>\nBowman 45, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jan-Plezier.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Jan Plezier<\/a>, Elke + Franz Teutenberg<br \/>\nCatalina 42, <a href=\"http:\/\/tino-segelt.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Blue Sky<\/a>, Grisel + Tino Schumann<br \/>\nContest 38, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynot-sailing.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV YNot<\/a>, Ute+Hans Guenter Scholz<br \/>\nDufour Arpege, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gudrun-calligaro.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV M\u00e4dchen<\/a>, Gudrun Calligaro<br \/>\nEtap 21,&gt;SV Wal, Carola + Hans Habeck<br \/>\nEtap 39, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.syaquila.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV Aquila<\/a>, Gerhard Ohm<br \/>\nGib Sea 108, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Hippopotamus.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Hippopotamus<\/a>, Judith + S\u00f6nke Roever<br \/>\nHR 34, <a href=\"https:\/\/sy-antares.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">SV Antares<\/a>, J\u00fcrgen Rinne<br \/>\nHR Rassy 35, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ueber-die-meere.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Kassiopeia<\/a>, Claudia + Michael Engelhardt<br \/>\nHR 352, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.white-witch.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV White Which<\/a>, Manfred Jabbusch<br \/>\nHR 39, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biskaya.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV GWENAVEL<\/a>, Wilfried Krusekopf<br \/>\nHR 39, <a href=\"http:\/\/jojo-sail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV JOJO<\/a>, J\u00fcrgen Wallenwein<br \/>\nHR 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kira-von-celle.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Kira von Celle<\/a>, Beate+Detlev Schmandt<br \/>\nHR 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sy-akka.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Akka<\/a>, Andrea + Andreas Haensch<br \/>\nHR 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nukualofa.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Nukualofa<\/a>, Helmut Burbach<br \/>\nHR 42, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solagracia.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Solagracia<\/a>, Eva Hauer + R\u00fcdiger Tamm<br \/>\nNAJAD 460, SV BAROS, Wolfgang Barkemeyer<br \/>\nNicholson 31, SV Olgalou, Inga + Vassil Beitz<br \/>\nJeanneau SO 45, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-genesis.com\" target=\"_blank\">SV Genesis<\/a>, Wolfgang Bittag<br \/>\nPhantom 38, SV Europa, Manuel Rathai<br \/>\nPhantom 38, <a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/05\/sv-joke-edith-michael-zahn-ger\/\">SV J\u00f6ke<\/a>, Edith + Michael Zahn<br \/>\nSwan 40, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.badische-zeitung.de\/loerrach\/mit-lena-ly-auf-fast-allen-meeren--25284792.html\" target=\"_blank\">SV Lena Ly<\/a>, Dieter Marx<br \/>\nSunbeam 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sy-mignon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Mignon<\/a>, Johan Meijer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hoek-Design-Mogan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large\" alt=\"Hoek Design Mogan\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hoek-Design-Mogan-1024x676.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Steel<\/strong>:<br \/>\nCumulant 36, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sy-orion.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Orion<\/a>, Wolfram Zinn<br \/>\nCumulant 41, SV Sonnenschein, Ingrid+Timm Pfeiffer<br \/>\nDamien II, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pandarea.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Pandarea<\/a>, Peter Hoebel<br \/>\nDanish Rose,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lopto.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"> SV Lopto<\/a>, Kerstin+Helmut Siebrecht<br \/>\nGlacer 40, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fradilira.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Fradilira<\/a>, Dirk Stahlmann<br \/>\nMotiva 39, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.segelreisen-atair.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV Atair<\/a>, Wolfram Treptow<br \/>\nMotiva 42, SV Josi, Ingrid+J\u00fcrgen Mohns<br \/>\nVanguard 13m, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.water-maker.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Nele<\/a>, Eva+Horst Bressel<br \/>\nVan de Stadt Seehound, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sy-spica.de\" target=\"_blank\">SV Spica<\/a>, Lars Winkelmann<br \/>\nWibo 945, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seastar-2.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Sea Star II<\/a>, Daniel Winkelbauer<br \/>\nWibo 990, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AEOLA.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Aeola<\/a>, Klaus Rathnow<br \/>\nWibo 1100, SV Moonlight, Leo Nigg<br \/>\nStahl One Off, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anni-nad.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Anni Nad<\/a>, Rita + Ulfried Pusch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC00024-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" alt=\"DSC00024 (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC00024-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>ALUMINIUM<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong>Abeking u.Rassmussen One Off, <a href=\"https:\/\/woehlsworldtour.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Thule<\/a>, Ursula+Rainer Woehl<br \/>\nAlu One Off, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.seefieber.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Fanfan<\/a>, Uwe R\u00f6ttgering<br \/>\nOvni 32, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sy-kaya.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Kaya<\/a>, Gaby+R\u00fcdiger Hirche<br \/>\nTrintella 51, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larossa.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">SV Larossa<\/a>, Manfred Urich<br \/>\nFurther information about circumnavigators may be found, together with links to blogs\/websites where applicable, here.<br \/>\nFurther information about owners who are also career authors may be found, together with links to blogs\/websites where applicable, here.<br \/>\nThe next article in this series on Boats by Country will follow shortly,<br \/>\npromises<br \/>\nPeter Foerthmann<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOATS BY 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Germany has an international reputation as a hotbed of engineering and invention. 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