On January 8th opened the prestigious London Boat Festival, which is the first major festival of the boating year. You'll catch the first hand news directly from their site. As you maybe know, this is not the first time I'm mentioning this festival, but it's really an important one, so, keep high your curiosity and get there if you can, because it's worthy. This is the 62nd edition, and it's taking place at ExCeL London, between until January 17. The program is as … [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...]