Built in 1955 by Henry Rasmussen at Abeking & Rasmussen in Lemwerder on the Weser, it was the Krupps' first new ship after the Second World War. Originally designed purely as a cruising vessel, the ship was also used several times in regattas, even transatlantic.
Today it is only used for touring and is usually sailed by the owner couple alone - without a bow thruster or electric winches. Thanks to the divided sail area, the Yawl is still easy to handle. The ship surprises with an unusual room layout and even more by the fact that the interior has been preserved true to the original.
Report from on board in the current YACHT, issue 22 (from 21 October at the KIosk)
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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.
