"This exhibition closes a circle," said Oliver Berking in his welcoming address, explaining that his involvement in the restoration of the A&R twelve-wheeler "Sphinx" ten years ago was the starting signal for the foundation of the shipyard and the establishment of the Heritage Centre.
The exhibition now being presented by him and his colleagues is a further History of probably the most famous German yacht shipyard told. The life and work of Henry "Jimmy" Rasmussen and his successors are shown in numerous exhibits, provided by owners and classic car enthusiasts from all over Germany, of whom the current incumbent, Hans Schaedla, himself came to the opening and addressed personal words to the curators.
The importance of the shipyard founded in 1907 by Rasmussen and his friend Georg Abeking in the midst of the new sailing euphoria of the German Empire is immense. The company left its mark on German and international sailing through the design and construction of sports boats of all kinds, but above all through the regatta classes that characterised the respective era.
In future, until mid-October, the Flensburg Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Centre models, half-models and crack drawings from all eras of the shipyard. There has never before been an exhibition of this size dedicated to the history of the shipyard.
Yachting Heritage Centre, Harniskai 13, 24937 Flensburg
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 11.00 am to 6.00 pm
Guided tours: Sundays 11.00 a.m. with registration
Admission price: 5 euros, various concessions (2.50 euros), children under 6 years free.
Lasse Johannsen
Deputy Editor in Chief YACHT
