Kurt Reinke
Kurt Reinke (born March 6, 1933 ; † February 23, 2000 ) was a German yacht designer and book author.
Life
Reinke did an apprenticeship at Abeking & Rasmussen in Bremen as a boat builder and was then responsible for yacht building at A & R. With his collaboration, the one-tonne optimist was created , which Hannes Beilken sailed to the top of the world.
At the beginning of the 1970s he went to the USA to work for Britton Chance Jr. participate in the development of the US-12 America's Cup yachts. At this time he founded the company Reinke-Yachtbau, in which he created self-made constructions. He developed hull and keel designs for cruising yachts and for coastal cruisers. The range of types ranged from yachts with a length of 8 m to 20 m, mainly in aluminum construction. Reinke died of a severe heart attack.
Reinke was the author of several specialist books on yacht building.
Fonts
- Kurt Reinke: How do I build my yacht? 5th edition. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 1996, ISBN 3-7688-0220-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Reinke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary in the yacht ( memento from January 19, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- Obituary in the nose in the wind (PDF file; 152 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reinke, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German yacht designer and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1933 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2000 |