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Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 06.02.2006

T&T - News: Winning yacht in the test
Hanse 400

At first glance, it has everything that characterises a successful cruise ship today: The new Hanse 400 from Greifswald looks modern, it has plenty of volume and it is affordable. Thanks to various furnishing modules and two types of wood, it can also be configured to suit personal requirements and preferences, which brings it close to being customised.

And she is built in epoxy resin, which makes her lighter and stiffer. All this, combined with agile sailing characteristics and extremely comfortable handling, persuaded the jury of ten leading European watersports magazines to choose the boat as the winner in its size category.

Now in the current issue of Yacht (on newsstands from 8 February): Test of the Hanse 400, European Yacht of the Year 2006.

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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