There is so much behind our favourite word, sailing! Adventure, freedom, experiencing nature, vastness, discoveries, tranquillity, encounters with other people, countries and sailing areas or even the indispensable technology.
We cannot emphasise this often enough: Sailing is pure diversity, and YACHT meets this great variance every fortnight with reports, features, service topics, tests, portraits and interviews. The sport, the hobby, the passion cover a huge spectrum, from cruising to regatta sailing, from daysailing to long-distance sailing, from co-sailing to single-handed cruising.
And this has been reflected in every issue of YACHT for 120 years now. Sailing is a broad spectrum, and this is especially true for the boats, without which the whole thing would not be possible. As a full-range supplier, we love them all.
To make it into the magazine, they only have to fulfil certain requirements: We present new yachts and dinghies, sometimes several times during important phases of their development, test them individually later and, if possible, in comparison and again when they are on the market as used boats. We portray special boats, take them out for a cruise and take you, the reader, on board with us.
In this issue alone, there is talk of 13 different yachts, sometimes presented on a larger scale, sometimes on a smaller scale. The range extends from the 50-year-old dinghy cruiser Fam to the promising new sports boat Junda KII and the used Beneteau Evasion 36. Let's enjoy this colourful variety!
Enjoy this issue!
Fridtjof Gunkel, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of YACHT
All topics of the new YACHT at a glance:
PANORAMA
Horizon
Mini with a grand entrance
Current
Are orca attacks on the rise again? And what can be done about it?
Plus: Preview of the programme for the Hamburg Yacht Festival
New boats
Designed in the USA, built in France: With the J/40, J/Boats is launching an attractive newcomer in the twelve-metre class, skilfully combining performance with cruising comfort
Sport
Who surprised at the last regattas of the German Sailing League, who is leading the table
Journey
It's a destination that you have to work for. But once you are there, you are guaranteed to succumb to the many charms of the Hardangerfjord in western Norway: a marvellous world between granite cliffs and glaciers
Strong wind
Experienced training skippers explain what the most important manoeuvres are when things get choppy
Fam meeting
How the owner community celebrates the GRP dinghy cruiser with a forecastle deck that unites young and old. Visit to the anniversary celebration in Friesland
Interview
When she skippers ferries, Anna Sult sometimes still experiences scepticism and reservations. What it's like to be in charge on board as a young woman
One day ... with the lock keeper
In Bremerhaven, former captains steer the gates of the barrage. We looked over the shoulder of one of them
Portrait
He runs the nation's most successful club: What makes Klaus Lahme, manager of the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, tick?
TEST & TECHNOLOGY
Evasion 36
In the nineties, the Beneteau was one of the best-selling deck saloon yachts. What prospective buyers should look out for when purchasing a used boat
Hiswa te Water
The boat show in Lelystad is on course to break records. What there is to see
Junda KII
There is no shortage of fast sports boats. But the new design by Umberto Felci does a lot of things differently - and better. Exclusive test
SKIPPERS MAGAZINE
Blocks
When are plain, ball or roller bearings the right choice? And what are thimbles better suited for? Buying advice
Equipment
New bag for passive cooling;
Dyneema for standing rigging;
Aluminium mast steps from Seldén;
Stainless steel coffee pot;
Sunglasses with many inserts
DIY
Painting instead of gluing: How to get the boat name clean and spill-free on the yacht stern
YACHT-MARKT
Germany's most up-to-date water sports market
On nine pages the complete offer for sailors: used boats, purchase requests,
broker and insurance offers, school and charter adverts
The special boat
The design goes back to Nat Herreshoff, one of the old masters of yacht building. Based on his 12 1/2 dinghy, the DIY daysailer Haven Class was created
Wake
Adam Kus on encounters with pirates at sea
