Aluminium yacht buildingBM 36: out into the distance

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 28.01.2018

Aluminium yacht building: BM 36: out into the distancePhoto: YACHT/N. Krauss
BM 36: out into the distance
Made of durable aluminium, completely customisable, equipped with a lifting keel on request: The BM 36 is a boat for special tastes

The construction by Martin Menzner/Berckemeyer Yacht Design is characterised by its modern design with a wide stern, chines due to the material and a highly functional cutter rig. In the YACHT test, the BM 36 impressed with its successful ergonomics, outstanding sailing capabilities and a direct steering feel on the large, partially recessed wheel. The boat is also available with two single wheels or a tiller, and various wishes can be realised on and below deck; the boat can be configured very freely as a semi-one-off.

With a stated weight of just six tonnes, the BM 36 is on the light side and has a ballast content of 37 percent. With the standard sail area, it has a very high sail carrying capacity of 4.7, and the permanently attached cutter sail allows the cloth to be effectively furled.

What it can do, how it is: The BM 36 in the YACHT test in the current issue

The same concept in 40 feet:

Swivelling keel from Germany
Photo: YACHT / N. Krauss

Heavier long-range yachts:

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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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