A legend is born
Knut Frostad, CEO of Navico and Norwegian sailing luminary, reviewed the latest racer-cruiser from Dehler, the revolutionary Dehler 30 One Design.
Photography by Dehler Yachts
29 September 2019
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Knut has participated in the Olympic Games and in several Volvo Ocean Race campaigns which he later also served as CEO.
During the world premiere of the Dehler 30 one design at the Cannes Yachting Festival, he reviewed the racer-cruiser and explains why this boat is a promising candidate for the Olympic Games in 2024. More personal insights are given in regard to the future of one design and mixed offshore sailing.
The Dehler 30 one design has been nominated for the European Yacht of the Year Award 2020.
The much-anticipated model is now the pride of the Dehler fleet, Karl Dehler, Project manager at Hanse Yachts PLC singing its praises.
“I am very happy that we can finally implement such an exciting one design project in Germany again!”
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View Knut Frostad’s review here.
As the son of Dehler founder Willi Dehler, Karl is passionate about sailing. For Dehler, he has contributed to numerous innovations and trend-setting inventions.
And the successes speak for themselves: under Karl’s management, Dehler has already won numerous prestigious awards and has been repeatedly honoured and nominated for the titles Boat of the Year and European Boat of the Year.
His expertise, competence and above all his passion are based on years of experience as an active regatta sailor. Together with Torsten Conradi, he won the world championship title in 1984 on the db2 positron.
Torsten Conradi, MD judel/vrolijk & Co added his thoughts: “After so many joint projects and regattas with Kalle Dehler, this enterprise is a true labour of love.”
A native of Bremen, Torsten Conradi has been the third partner of the world-renowned yacht designer judel/vrolijk since 1986. As a committed regatta and cruising sailor, he has been active for many years as president of the German Boat and Shipbuilders Association and in the chairmanship of “Deutsche Yachten”.
Above all, the team behind the Dehler 30 one design has benefitted from his many years of experience as a naval architect and in his research into aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.
Matthias Bröker, Naval architect, judel/vrolijk said “It’s an exciting challenge to transfer current design knowledge from ocean sailing to such a small boat.”
If anyone lives for their work, it’s Matthias Bröker. For the Dehler 30 one design project, Matthias is the go-to man for everything. As a senior naval architect at judel / vrolijk, and with long experience in the development of one-design, series and regatta boats, as well as box-rule classes like the TP 52, he enriches the team with vast know-how in both areas.
Jens Kuphal, Offshore sailing consultant, Offshore Team Germany added “I’m really curious how the boat behaves on the water. Finally a one-design made in Germany again!”
As manager of Offshore Team Germany, Jens Kuphal pursues a specific vision: to establish German sailing technology as a mark of quality in offshore racing. An innovative project like the Dehler 30 one design caters exactly to the needs of the regatta and offshore sailor.
Above all, Jens makes use of his many years of experience in team and production management and as helmsman of the Intermezzo Racing Team on a Dehler 42 Competition.
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