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Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 30.06.2013

Beneteau: News from the Sense seriesPhoto: Beneteau
Sense 46: lots of boat, lots of cockpit
Endless space for the small crew: huge cockpit, but no aft cabins. The different Sense concept was realised in a 46

This means that the fourth model in the new series is already afloat. The basic idea: by dispensing with the aft compartments, the cockpit can be larger and deeper. This brings the cockpit and saloon floor levels closer together. The companionway is easier to navigate and the cockpit and saloon living areas become one unit. Panes on the companionway bulkhead should also contribute to this. With these measures, Beneteau is endeavouring to transfer features of the catamaran to a monohull.

Test in the new YACHT, issue 15 (from 3 July at the KIosk)

Living in the cockpit and saloon, sleeping in the frontPhoto: Beneteau Living in the cockpit and saloon, sleeping in the front
Sense 43 from Beneteau
Photo: YACHT / M. Strauch
From below, the Sense 46 offers little that is unusual.
Photo: YACHT/B.SCHEURER
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Photo: Werk

Downloads:

Sense 50 (pdf)

Sense 43 (pdf)

Dufour 445 Grand'Large (pdf)

Oceanis 48, 45, 41 (pdf)

Bavaria Cruiser 45 (pdf)

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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