Hanse Yachts

HanseYachts AG
Public
ISIN DE000A0KF6M8
Industry Boat building
Founded 1990
Headquarters Greifswald, Germany
Key people

Jens Gerhardt (CEO)

Sven Göbel
Revenue 99,3 Mio EUR [1]
Number of employees
 1.016 [1]
Website

www.hansegroup.com

status: 2014/15

HanseYachts is a german manufacturer of sail and motor yachts. Boats are sold under the brands Hanse, Dehler, Moody and Varianta (sail yachts) as well as Fjord and Sealine (motor yachts). Headquaters and shipyard are located in Greifswald, Germany (Baltic Sea).

In terms of units produced HanseYachts is one of the three largest manufacturer of seagoing sail yachts globally.[2] The company is quoted on german stock exchange.[3] The corporate group is named HanseGroup.

History

HanseYachts is originated in an old-established local shipyard.[2] The today’s company was founded in 1990 by Michael Schmidt, Admiral's Cup winner of 1985.[4] The launch of the first model Hanse 291 (which based on the design of Aphrodite 291) followed in 1993.[4] In the years to come the company successively extended the range upwards and grew rapidly.[2] In 2003 eight models up to 53 ft were built.[5]

For more than one decade solely sail yachts were produced. In 2005 HanseYachts acquired the majority of norwegian motorboat manufacturer Fjord Boats AS and in 2006 the development of seagoing motorboats began. In 2007 the english Moody brand (sail yachts) was added[6] and the creation of a new range of decksaloon and aftcockpit models began. Also in 2007 HanseYachts AG went public (General Standard, Frankfurt).[7] Founder Michael Schmidt remained majority shareholder. Furthermore HanseYachts acquired the remaining shares in Fjord Boats AS,[8][9] relocated the production to Greifswald, Germany, and introduced the first new Fjord model (Fjord 40 open).

In 2008 HanseYachts completed the enlargement of its plants in Greifswald and Goleniów, Poland (hull production). In the wake of the financial and economic crisis 2008 the company came under pressure[10] which resulted in the retirement of Michael Schmidt in 2011. The majority was taken over by german investment company Aurelius AG, Munich.[11]

In 2009 HanseYachts acquired the german sailboat manufacturer Dehler Yachtbau comprising the brands Dehler and Varianta as well as a production facility located in Freienohl, Germany.[12] This facility was closed in 2012 and the manufacturing of Dehler and Varianta models was relocated to the main site in Greifswald.[13] In 2013 parent company Aurelius AG purchased the english Sealine brand (motor yachts) and HanseYachts started manufacturing Sealine models.[14]

Brands and current range

Hanse

Models (year of launch):

Naval architect/design: Judel/Vrolijk & Co

Dehler

Naval architect/design: Judel/Vrolijk & Co, Simonis Voogd

Moody

Aftcockpit models:

Decksaloon models:

Naval architect/design: Bill Dixon (Dixon Design)

Varianta

Naval architect/design: Judel/Vrolijk & Co

Fjord

Naval architect/design: Patrick Banfield (Allseas Design)

Sealine

Sport models:

Cruiser models:

Flybridge models:

Naval architect/design: Bill Dixon (Dixon Design), Carsten Astheimer (Sealine Design Team)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanse Yachts.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 HanseGroup. "financial report 2014/15" (PDF). Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Greenwood, Robert. "East goes west" (PDF). European Boatbuilder. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ Stock Exchange Frankfurt. "HanseYachts AG".
  4. 1 2 HanseYachts. "History".
  5. ↑ HanseYachts. "model history".
  6. ↑ HanseYachts AG. "HanseYachts AG Acquires Premium Trademark – Moody" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2007.
  7. ↑ "HanseYachts (IPO): Börsengang am 9. März". 4 investors. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
  8. ↑ HanseYachts AG. "HanseYachts Exercises Call Option for Fjord Boats AS" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Fjord Boats Completely Taken Over". DGAP. November 14, 2007.
  10. ↑ "HanseYachts predicts boat sales slump". Yachting Monthly. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Aurelius takes majority shareholding in HanseYachts". IBI Plus. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Hanse acquires Dehler brand". Boating Business. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  13. ↑ HanseGroup. "HanseGroup moves entire production to its German headquarters in Greifswald". Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Sealine brand and 380 and 450 models sold to parent company of HanseGroup". Motorboat & Yachting. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  15. ↑ PBO Boats, June 2015
  16. ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 09, 2014
  17. ↑ Yacht online, March 10, 2016
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