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Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 15.02.2010

Shipyard series: Wood is my favouritePhoto: YACHT/ T. Störkle
Wood, resin and dedication: Wilhelm Wagner boatyard
The boatyard Wilhelm Wagner from Bodman on Lake Constance is known for new Lacustre boats, modifications of H-boats and also produces its own small series

The boat manufacturer delivered its masterpiece with the 60-foot "Fleur de Mer". Visit to a master craftsman's workshop

The craft business on the lake has been around for 118 years. Where once wheelbarrows and horse-drawn carriages were made, today it is one of the top addresses for upmarket wooden boatbuilding. Wilhelm Wagner, who trained at Josef Martin's much more renowned shipyard in Radolfzell, became known throughout the country for his retro yacht "Fleur de Mer", a Nissen design with a modern underwater hull and lifting keel.

However, the shipyard generally produces smaller new builds and is involved in restorations. YACHT visited Wilhelm Wagner and portrays this remarkable company in the new shipyard series.

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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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