Yachting history

Glue-molded wooden yachts are a specialty of Bopp und Dietrich. With different projects, the shipyard on Lake Steinhuder Meer offers something new again and again.

It all started with the restoration of an old yacht. Since then, the Robbe & Berking Classics shipyard has been engaged not only in the restoration, but also in the construction of new yachts.

Regatta of the Royal Yacht Club in Southampton, 1927:
Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock follows on the heels of the Royal Yacht Britannia and even comes forward. With materials such as wood, tow, steel and cotton, attempts have been made to overcome the problem of enormous stress during the regatta at higher wind speeds. Sailing to the limit.

The last night at sea was no different from the previous two and a half months: at a speed of about 20 knots, MACIF, despite heavy navigation in the bay, covered about 450 miles in the last 24 hours. In general, everything was as usual ... Francis Gabard

We hope that these notes will help introduce you to another yachting page, namely competitions and festivals. And although they have great names, and often the world and Olympic champions act as skipper, first of all, it is a vacation on the water. Slightly more extreme and physically challenging, but rewarding and enjoyable.

Kieler Woche is the largest sailing event in the world and the largest summer festival in Europe, attracting over 3 million visitors and crews of thousands of sailing ships from all over the world annually.

From now on, the youngest and most ambitious riders from all over the world will be able to compete in the prestigious international race, which is organized with the support of the popular Red Bull company.

Vintage (mechanics) - old mechanisms and instruments, well preserved and functionally suitable in the modern world. In a broad sense - any objects, tools and mechanisms made of high quality and expensive materials using the manual labor of a master (Wikipedia)

The Vendee Globe singles trip - a test on the verge of the capabilities of yachts and people

November 10, 2012: a huge number of yachts and boats in the water area of the French city of Les Sables d'Olonne, sub-prefecture of the Vendée region. They all gathered here to see the start of one of the most exciting and challenging regattas in the world. 20 brave souls challenged the oceans and winds in the fight for the Vendee Globe 2012-2013 trophy.