The Kiel Fjord is used to exciting sights. Fast racing goats at Kiel Week, magnificent sailing yachts at the German Classics, picturesque traditional ships at the Windjammer Parade, exceptional vessels such as the "Hydroptère" ... But what is sailing along the promenade this morning will leave even the most hardened ship spotters pulling out their binoculars in amazement.
With its two long aluminium masts of the same height and the two large sails flared at the leech, the "Marevida" schooner undoubtedly presents a particularly unusual picture: a modern rig, a robust hull made of grey aluminium and a dominant superstructure full of windows. Clear, elegant lines, but at the same time a rather beefy feel on deck. The cockpit is enclosed by a gigantic cage made of thick aluminium tubes. A ship that literally says: "Hit me, I can take it. I'll take you anywhere." The vehicle looks like a mixture of Sir Peter Blake's expedition ship "Seamaster" and a motorboat from the Fast Passage series by designer Steve Dashew.
The owner, a businessman from Hamburg, stands at the leeward steering wheel of his new boat and is visibly enjoying his first test drive. After owning several large sailing yachts, he was actually about to buy a motorboat to cruise remote Nordic waters. But it still seemed too early for him to take the step "to the dark side". He would have preferred a boat that he could sail for a few years and then convert into a motorboat - a motor sailer. "However, there was nothing on the market that met my requirements," says the tall man with white hair and a calm voice. "So we had to build one. A motorboat that also sails wonderfully."
Read about the special features of this unique boat, where exactly the owner wants to go with it and why the entire yacht has been designed around a six-burner professional cooker in YACHT 22/2013.
