Frauscher boatyard
The Frauscher GmbH & Co KG is a boat manufacturer based in Ohlsdorf in the district of Gmunden, Austria.
history
The founder Engelbert Frauscher started a boat building on the Old Danube in Vienna in 1927 and moved with his family to Gmunden on the Traunsee in the post-war period.
Frauscher built the Olympic dinghies for the Austrian Sailing Club, which were used at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In the 1950s the “Fish” and “Starfish” motor boats were built in the Frauscher boatyard and the Norwegian Yngling, a regatta boat, was represented.
In 1971, Hans and Ernst Frauscher, the founder's sons, made a first change in the company with the construction of polyester boats. After the legal ban on motor boats on the Traunsee came into force, the lightweight electric boat made of plastic was used. In the shipyard in Moosham near Gmunden, built in 1976, several hundred electric boats were produced in the following years.
From 1979 the Frauscher shipyard produced the H-boat after taking over the license from the Finnish sailing association. This sailing boat was a success for the family business from both an economic and a sporting point of view.
Hans Frauscher became world champion in 1982 with the H-boat . Stefan Frauscher won the world championships with it in 2002.
From 1988 the headquarters of the Frauscher shipyard were located at the Weyer sailing port in Gmunden. In the course of a restructuring, the company was converted into a GmbH & Co KG in 1993 and Stefan Frauscher, son of Hans Frauscher, joined the company in 1996. His brother Michael Frauscher is a certified boat builder and has been with the company since 1982.
As a result, new trends in the design of electric and motor yachts were set and the Frauscher brand established. In 2010 the Frauscher 717 GT received the “Powerboat of the Year” award.
Frauscher opened up the luxury segment with the construction of a modern shipyard in Ohlsdorf in the Gmunden district and the opening of a sales office at Port Adriano on Mallorca. The luxury yacht 1414 Demon marks a milestone and is considered an important step in the development of Frauscher boats and the expansion of the product range from lake to sea.
In 2001, a fire at the Weyer sailing harbor destroyed 60 boats and the boathouse. A new boathouse was built in the same place in 2002 and the Frauscher Hafen, managed by Andrea Frauscher-Oberfrank, was last expanded in 2015. This address is home to an exhibition hall and a shop for the company.
The founder Engelbert Frauscher died on January 22, 1989.
Ernst Frauscher, the founder's eldest son, is considered a pioneer of boat building and died on October 16, 2017.
Current models
Motor boats
- 747 Mirage
- 747 Mirage Air
- 858 Fantom
- 858 Fantom Air
- 1017 GT Air
- 1017 GT
- 1414 Demon
- 1414 Demon Air
Electric boats
- 610 San Remo
- 650 Alassio
- 740 Mirage
- 740 Mirage Air
Discontinued models
- Olympic dinghy (1933)
- Wooden electric boat (1955)
- Fish (1958)
- Starfish (1963)
- Migratory Bird (1964)
- Fish 420 (1965)
- 540 Portofino (1969)
- E2000 (1976)
- H-boat (1979)
- h26 (1986)
- Triassic (1987)
- Dyas (1993)
- h31 (1996)
- 707 Venice (2000)
- 757/750 St. Tropez (2002)
- 560 Valencia (2004)
- 686/680 Lido (2005)
- 606/600 Riviera (2006)
- 909 Benaco (2007)
- 717 GT (2009)
- 1017 Lido (2012)
Awards
- 2008: Powerboat of the Year award :: Nomination :: 606 Riviera
- 2009: Powerboat of the Year award :: Nomination :: 909 Benaco
- 2010: Powerboat of the Year award :: Won :: 717 GT
- 2011: Powerboat of the Year award :: Nomination :: 650 Alassio
- 2012: Powerboat of the Year award :: Nomination :: 1017 GT
- 2014:
- Best of Boats Award :: Nomination :: 747 Mirage
- Barca Dell'Anno :: Nomination :: 747 Mirage
- Nautic Design Award :: Won :: 747 Mirage
- Sport & Style special award :: Won :: 747 Mirage
- Motor Boat Awards :: Won :: 1017 GT
- 2015:
- Powerboat of the Year award :: Nomination :: 747 Mirage
- Best of the Best :: 747 Mirage
- 2016:
- German Design Award :: Won :: 747 Mirage
- Showboats Design Award :: Finalist :: 747 Mirage
- Best of Boats Award :: Won :: 1414 Demon
- Austrian Leading Companies :: 3rd place
- Pegasus :: gold
- 2017:
- National Marketing Award :: Won
- Concours d´Élégance, Cannes :: Won :: 858 Fantom Air
- 2018:
- German Design Award :: Won :: 1414 Demon
- Best of Boats Award :: Nomination :: 858 Fantom Air
- 2019:
- Best of Boats Award :: Won :: 1414 Demon Air
Locations
- Company park Ehrenfeld 3, 4694 Ohlsdorf, Austria
- Port Adriano - Local D.2.4., Urbanización el Toro, s / n, 07180 Santa Ponsa, Calvia Mallorca / España
- Port Grimaud - 8, rue de l´Octogne, 83310 Port Grimaud, France