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Trade fairHanseboot premieres V - Saare 38

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 31.10.2011

Trade fair: Hanseboot premieres V - Saare 38Photo: YACHT/K. Andrews
Attractive: harmonious lines, possibly timeless
With a new, very successful aft cockpit boat, the shipyard from Estonia is competing with the renowned small series shipyards

This was already shown in the test (YACHT 19/2011): The new Saare is elaborately and solidly built, well equipped, sails well-balanced, steers extremely well and is a well-rounded package at a fair price. Western Europe dealer Thomas Nielsen from Yachtsport Eckernförde has already sold three boats to customers - although the boat has only been available since the summer. It will be shown for the first time in Hamburg, together with the centre-cockpit yacht Saare 41, the debut of the shipyard that used to build for Finngulf. Inspired by the response to the Saare 38, the Estonians will next be launching a 41 with an aft cockpit. This should be available for the 2012 season. Everything can be seen in Hall A1, Stand C 110.

Saare 38: fixed disc, large genoa and moulded rubbing strake
Photo: YACHT / K. Andrews

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Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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