My
architect's radical design
My
architect's radical design
I was designed and built in Berlin in 1935. The designer was Reinhold Drewitz, a very well known naval architect, but I'm the only Six he designed.
The builder was Wilhelm Buchholz, also well known, but not for Sixes.
Five weeks before my launching, the
following announcement appeared:"There is currently under construction
an international Six in the yard of W. Buchholz for Dr Collignon.
And to the constructors self in construction, of these accomplishments
one very stretched may be (??).The plans have been drawn by the well-known Jolle
specialist Reinhard Drewitz; it being along the lines of his successful Jolle
racers. It is the first international class boat that Drewitz has designed. The
yacht will presumably be ready to sail this month and the adjustments will
follow shortly during the Fall. However, its participation in regattas is
currently not planned."
Here are my launching pictures and what they said about me:
"From the shipyard of W. Buchholz comes a truly
unusual 6mIR yacht designed by R. Drewitz for Dr Collignon of the Wannsee
Sailing Yacht Club. The strongly
divergent form of craft, not only with respect to the International Rule boats,
but also with respect to other customary sound sailing yachts, is indicated by
the pictures above. The length
overall of the boat is some 70 cm. shorter and its waterline length some 1,50 m.
shorter than normal Sixes. Therefore
it has an unusually long counter and it is 35 to 40 cm. wider than normal
sailboats. The stem progresses in a
straight line from the forepeak to the keel.
The dimensions of the hull permit a significantly greater sail area, in
excess of 50 m². This advantage is
possible because the boat, in addition to its measured plane of flotation, has a
second plane of flotation when it sails. This
change in trim is accomplished by the crew being situated fully aft.
In fact, this description doesn't describe me as I was actually launched. It also contains a few mistakes. My waterline length is only 50 cm. shorter than normal Sixes and my sail area is actually less that other Sixes, at arouond 39 m². The crew isn't always aft. Sometimes they're way up forward.
To learn more, find out why I was absent from the German trials for the 1936 Olympics
