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Retro classicThe special boat: "Bonito"

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 10.10.2011

Retro classic: The special boat: "Bonito"Photo: YACHT/M. Amme
"Bonito": schooner rig for the sake of aesthetics and handling
A couple from Hamburg have designed and built a ship themselves with a single schooner rig that is unrivalled

Two inclined masts, the aft one higher than the forward one, a heart-shaped positive stern. In addition, a pronounced deck step, a flat freeboard and a fixed bowsprit. The "Bonito" makes quite an impression. It's hard to believe that the 13 metre long yacht, which displaces ten tonnes, is a self-build. It shows how owners can let off steam beyond the requirements of mass taste or the highest common denominator, especially below deck. There, the owners have mixed and matched everything from the Bollero stove to the leather sofa and a chest of drawers as a navigation corner to the hot water heating in the floor.

Mix of styles below deck: plenty of light and warmth from various sourcesPhoto: YACHT/M.Amme Mix of styles below deck: plenty of light and warmth from various sources

We were on board for a trial run, find out more in YACHT 22/2011 (from 12 October at newsagents)

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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