Dehler Yachts

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Dehler Yachts GmbH

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legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1963
Seat Greifswald , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management
  • Jens Gerhardt
  • Sven Göbel
Branch Boat building
Website www.dehler.com

The Dehler Yachts GmbH is a German manufacturer of sporting yachts based in Greifswald . It has its origins in the former Dehler shipyard in Meschede-Freienohl and has been part of HanseYachts AG since 2009 .

history

Foundation and promotion (1963–1995)

Varianta 65 (1972-82)
Installation at the former Dehler shipyard in Freienohl (alluding to a legendary crash test)

The Dehler shipyard was founded by the brothers Willi and Heinz Dehler in the early 1960s when plastics emerged in boat building and revolutionized it. From 1963, the Dehler brothers in Freienohl (North Rhine-Westphalia) initially manufactured small dinghies made of GRP ( Winnetou and Pfeil S ). As early as 1966, the Varianta , which is still known today in sailing circles , followed, which was widely used and laid the foundation for the rise of the Dehler shipyard into a leading German manufacturer of sports and leisure boats. In the course of the 1970s and 80s, the range was continuously expanded upwards. The models Optima , Delanta , Sprinta , Duetta and Dehlya came onto the market and reflect the development of the range from small cruisers to small cruising yachts up to 10 meters in length.

One of the sporting highlights in the company's history was the 1st place for Frank Hübner and Harro Bode at the 1976 Olympic Games in a 470 built by Dehler . A groundbreaking model was the Sprinta Sport , built from 1977 , which was equally suitable for touring and regatta sailing. With the approval of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU), it was named the world's first IOR unit class in 1980. In the same year the company presented the three-quarter- tonner db1 . With the successor model db2 , Karl Dehler became series world champion in 1984. In the junior division, Dehler became involved in the teeny boat designed by Günther Ahlers in 1989 , which was developed into an independent boat class .

With the departure of his brother Heinz around 1979, Willi Dehler, who now managed the business alone, developed Dehler Mobilbau for the expansion of VW vans in addition to Dehler Yachtbau . In 1995 he also sold his shares.

Economic crisis and change of ownership (1996-2008)

From the mid-1990s and with the onset of recession in the boat industry, the company ran into economic difficulties. In 1998 Dehler had to file for bankruptcy and the business was taken over by the Dutch Neptunus Group . A conceptual realignment, the cooperation with the design office Judel / Vrolijk & Co. and the introduction of new models up to 47 feet brought an economic recovery. Regatta successes and the award of the Dehler 47 as “Europe's Yacht of the Year 2003” supported the development.

In 2004/05 the Dutchman Wilan van den Berg bought the company and also took over the management. In 2008, the shipyard launched the Dehler 60, its largest model (to date), but it was only built once. Due to renewed financial problems and non-payment of wages, the employees filed for bankruptcy in December 2008 . Wilan van den Berg joined him because of over-indebtedness.

Takeover by HanseYachts (2009-today)

Dehler 34c (from 2016)

On April 30, 2009, the insolvency administrator announced the sale of the Dehler shipyard to Greifswald- based HanseYachts AG . At the old location in Freienohl, small and medium-sized yachts were initially made. From then on, larger Dehler models were built at HanseYachts' main plant in Greifswald. In November 2009 Dehler presented an entry-level model as the smallest boat from a large-scale shipyard. This new Varianta 18 , which was based on the old shapes of Little Red Riding Hood , was designed inside and out by designer Henrike Gänß. The construction of the model was stopped in 2014 after 299 boats were delivered.

In May 2012, the management announced that they would close the production facility in Freienohl with 85 employees at the end of September 2012. The Dehler production was then completely relocated to Greifswald. The Dehler 38 came onto the market in 2013 for the 50th anniversary . It was the first Dehler yacht that was completely developed and built in Greifswald. The new model concept with Karl Dehler as project manager won several awards in 2014, including the “European Yacht of the Year” award in the “Performance Cruiser” category.

Models

model Launch Length overall
(m / ft) 		Width
(m / ft) 		Weight 1
(t) 		Glider fl.
(m²) 		STZ 2
stood.
Dehler 29 1998/2010   8.75 / 28 '8' ' 2.99 / 9 '10' '   3.7   43.1 4.2
Dehler 30 or 2019 10.30 / 33 '10' ' 3.25 / 10 '8' '   2.8   63.0 5.6
Dehler 34 2016 10.70 / 35 '1' ' 3.60 / 11 '10' '   6.0   65.0 4.4
Dehler 38 2013 11.64 / 38 '2' ' 3.75 / 12 '4' '   7.5   79.3 4.6
Dehler 42 2016 12.84 / 42 '2' ' 3.91 / 12 '10' '   9.1   93.0 4.6
Dehler 46 2014 14.76 / 48 '5' ' 4.35 / 14 '3' ' 11.5 114.1 4.7

1 standard keel , 2 sails load rating standard version

Awards

  • Dehler 30 one design: "European Yacht of the Year 2020" in the "Race Yachts" category
  • Dehler 34: "Boat of the Year 2017" in the "Performance Cruiser" category
  • Dehler 34: "Sailing Today Award 2017" in the "Performance Cruiser" category
  • Dehler 38: "Boat of the Year 2014", awarded by "Cruising World" and "Sailing World"
  • Dehler 38: "European Yacht of the Year 2014" in the "Performance Cruiser" category
  • Dehler 29: "Boat of the Year 1998", awarded by "Cruising World" and "Sailing World"
  • Dehler 29: "European Yacht of the Year 1997"

Web links

Commons : Dehler Yachts  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In 1988 a Dehler 31 was steered several times against obstacles in front of Damp in order to test the strength of GRP hulls (see video on YouTube ). See also the article crash test boot .
  2. ↑ a b Jochen Halbe: Dehler. Passionate about yacht building , Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2014, pp. 66–74, ISBN 978-3-7688-3848-1
  3. ↑ Chronicle of the Teeny Class. In: Teeny class association. Retrieved January 19, 2011 .
  4. ^ Winners “European Yacht of the Year 2003”. In: Yachting World. Retrieved January 19, 2004 .
  5. ↑ New owner takes the helmet at Dehler. In: Boating Industry. Retrieved June 17, 2005 .
  6. ↑ Dehler insolvent. In: WAZ. Retrieved December 17, 2008 .
  7. ↑ 14 unfinished yachts. In: Westfälische Rundschau. Retrieved December 17, 2008 .
  8. ↑ HanseYachts takes over Dehler. In: Yacht online. Retrieved July 1, 2009 .
  9. ^ The new Varianta 18. In: Segelfilme.de. Retrieved December 22, 2009 .
  10. ↑ Michael Good: 20 more pieces, then it's over. In: Yacht . February 13, 2014, accessed January 11, 2019 .
  11. ↑ HanseGroup relocates production. In: Yacht online. Retrieved May 21, 2012 .
  12. ↑ Yacht online: boot-Premiere I - Dehler 38. January 19, 2013, accessed on March 9, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Yacht of the Year 2014. Accessed March 10, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Dehler sailing yachts. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Jochen Rieker: Award-winning - these are Europe's yachts of the year 2020! . Yacht online. 19th January 2020.