Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the Bodensee) in Southern Germany, near both the borders of Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (Kreisstadt) of the Bodensee district in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. During September 19-27, the main attraction in the zone is Interboot. The INTERBOOT is more than just an exhibition to look at, which is a big advantage for the exhibitors. They want to arouse people’s enthusiasm for … [Read more...]
Bavaria Motor Yachts
I have presented a few years back, the Bavaria Sailing Yachts. Now, it's time for their motor yachts section. All the pics are from their site, Bavaria Yachtbau: Motorboats The Giebelstadt shipyard, in Germany builds these motor yachts types: the SPORT 29, SPORT 32, SPORT 35, SPORT 35 HT, SPORT 39, SPORT 39 HT, SPORT 44, SPORT 44 HT, SPORT 35 HT Highline, SPORT 39 Highline, SPORT 39 HT Highline, SPORT 44 HT Highline, VIRTESS 420 Fly, VIRTESS 420 Coupé. SPORT 29 Length overall/incl. … [Read more...]
Hanse from Germany
Today, I start to present models from Germany, this time, The Hanse Yacht Building Company. The sources of the success of HANSE yachts which include ultra-modern developments, originate in Wedel at the Elbe. In 1981, times were changing and Michael Schmidt had to make a major investment into the insolvent Schwarz shipyard. Motor yachts had been built there. Sailing yachts were to be the future of this yard. Rolf Vrolijk, the designer of the America's Cup winner "Alinghi" and now one … [Read more...]