YACHT classic: The new issue of our classic car magazine has been published

Lasse Johannsen

· 20.05.2026

In a photo essay by Nico Krauss, we show the strongest impressions of the 30th Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2026.

We dedicate a large portrait to the 110 square metre ocean cruiser "Königin".

The illustrator Age Nissen captured his entire sailing life on paper. His daughter wrote a touching portrait of her father for YACHT classic.

Albert Einstein at the tiller and sheet. The nuclear physicist came up with his best ideas while sailing. We dedicate ourselves to Einstein's passion for sailing.

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Once a year, we publish a special edition on the subject of classics. Join us in what is perhaps the most beautiful parallel world of sailing. On 130 pages, you can expect breathtaking photos from the relevant events, the latest news from the scene, portraits of dazzling personalities from the history of yachting, insights into restorations and traditional boat building and much more.

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The new issue of YACHT classic has been published. The printed issue can be purchased from newsagents or ordered directly from the publisher - in print or as a PDF.

From the contents:

30th Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup in Flensburg - A photo essay by Nico Krauss

100er Seefahrtkreuzer "Königin" - Portrait of the former "Wappen von Hamburg"

Age Nissen - A portrait of the painter and sailor

Albert Einstein - The nuclear physicist's passion for sailing

Champagne War - How the christening of the imperial Meteor III by Alice Roosevelt in the USA led to international entanglements because the wrong christening drink was used

100er Seefahrtkreuzer "Marabu" - How the yacht, exported to England as a war reparation, found its way back to Germany and was restored on Lake Constance.

Erskine Childers - The author of the espionage thriller "The Riddle of the Sandbank" was a passionate sailor. Portrait of the Irish freedom fighter who even smuggled weapons on his yacht.

Daimler's steamboat - The first motorboats were built as demonstration objects for Gottlieb Daimler's petrol engine. Bismarck's example is still in the Mercedes-Benz Museum today.

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Prussia's Arcadia - With classics on the Havel and Jungfernsee - travelling between Potsdam's parks and palaces. Search for traces in Germany's first pleasure sailing area.

YACHT photo archive - The last remaining paper photos and their history

Traditional sail shapes - from the pointed sail to the lugsail. What the cloths are called that hardly anyone recognises any more.

Gaff aft - The First Rue aft "Örn" and its history - how an enthusiast had his boat restored to its original condition.

Lasse Johannsen

Deputy Editor in Chief YACHT

Born in Kiel, grew up on the water and on board, trained as a sailor in the club and sailing on the North and Baltic Seas. After school, navy and legal training, he worked as a trainee at YACHT from 2007-2009 in the Panorama department, which he now heads. He is also responsible for the special edition of YACHT classic, has published several books with Delius-Klasing and is deputy editor-in-chief of YACHT. Johannsen is an enthusiastic cruising sailor on his own keel and an active supporter of the German classic boat scene.

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