Made in Germany
With the intention to promote Modern 5.5's in Germany and at the same time opening routes to new designs, a project is underway to have a new boat built next autumn and to finalize the building during the next hanseboot boatshow in Hamburg, handing it over to the owner on the last day of the show.
Contacts have been made to several designers and various companies, being now partners in the project.
The boatyard, Niendorfer Bootsbauerei, is located at the shores of Lübeck Bay, the rudder and ballast will be done by RCS of Kiel, the rigg will be a Fiberwork design from Berlin. The boat will be a 4-layer mahogany, clear varnished beauty.
Now, the search is on, to invite interested sailors to make a pitch to choose the design and to order this new boat, which will carry a very special "boatshow-pricetag". A first conversation with an interested sailor will be held next week in Hamburg.
The project team is looking forward to your e-mails and shall with pleasure answer the questions of those, seriously interested in buying the new boat.
I wish all involved perfect results!
Yours,
Kaspar
Kaspar Stubenrauch President Int'l. 5.5m Class
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Fleets' News
The Norwegian Fleet is announcing to bring the "Hankoe Evolution Cup" to Helsinki, which will be sailed there for the first time, in parallel to the "Gold Cup" and the "Royal Kaag Classic Cup". Initially planned to be sailed in 2009, Helsinki will have a good number of Evolution boats on the starting line.
The German Class Association is presenting two newly developed Hiking vests, both featuring a state-of-the art carbon element from company Fiberwork. The vest developed by Clown Sails is called "Hamburg", the vest developed by Sattlerei Richter is called "Berlin". Details and prices of both vests, will be announced shortly.
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Another new design is being offered by Metre Class specialist Juliane Hempel:
Warren Muir, who is well known for his many fast 1980's 5.5m boats, among them twice World Champion "Firestorm", has written to us from California, announcing the offer to also draw a new boat: http://muiryachtdesign.com/
Also in Switzerland grounds have been laid to new 5.5m designs.
Alain Marchand is showing a new project on his website:
Another design project is (down-)under way, however details have not yet been published.
Ireland
Brian Byrnes, a Marine Artist from Dublin, is specialising in painting the smaller classic Metre classes such as the 8-metre and 6-metre as well as the Dragon Class. He is offering his paintings also to the 5.5m Class.
More at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/bbmarineartist/YachtingPaintingsByBrianByrnes#
Contact:
bbmarineartist[at]yahoo.com
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