"Kathena"
The yacht, in which Wilfried Erdmann was the first German to sail single-handed around the world in 1967/68, has been undergoing restoration at Julian Sarfert's shipyard for several years (see picture gallery above). In the meantime, the hull has been completely gutted, its structure restored and the outer skin prepared for a GRP coating that will give the ship a second life. The rudimentary interior is to be retained and will also be restored.
"Dame Pattie"
The 1966 KA-2 third-rule twelve-wheeler is undergoing a total refit in Brittany. Its current owner bought the then afloat but completely dilapidated classic from the French state in 2017 after the last owner had given it up. Although the ship was in good condition on the outside, it turned out that extensive restoration work was required. However, the yacht's structure has since been restored. "Dame Pattie" was built at the shipyard of William H. Barnett for the Australian America's Cup syndicate and was last sailed as a cruising yacht in the Mediterranean.
"Alert"
The project presented in YACHT classic 1/2022 by Stefan Schöler from Greifswald, the restoration of a 55-square-metre Øresund special class from 1919, is making progress. The hull has now been completed and covered, and the superstructure and extensions are now being fitted. The conversion is to be modelled on modern retro classics and enable the owner to use the archipelago-like vessel as a cruising boat.
"Heangi"
Eight years ago, Florian Melzer discovered a 1946 MSJ Hansen class topsail, and the restoration project went through ups and downs, including several relocations. But now the Spitzgatter has finally been returned to its element and is due to sail again this summer.
"Julienne"
At home on the Elbe for years as a 50-passenger cruiser, "Julienne" was originally built in 1919 by Willy von Hacht in Hamburg with the construction number 472 as the 75-passenger national cruiser "Lucie VII". The ship has now been sold to Lake Constance, where an enthusiastic new owner wants to restore it to its original condition. This means that another 75 National is joining the fleet of this old class on Lake Constance.
"Illusion"
Built in Scotland in 1905 as the "Scottie", the sailing yacht was at home in the Berlin Yacht Club for 75 years. After the death of its long-time owner Hans Heckmann, its future was initially uncertain until a sailing enthusiast from Munich took over the ship and has since had it restored. However, the idea of reconstructing the original gaff rig with bowsprit and main boom projecting far over the stern has since been abandoned.
