Abeking and Rasmussen Shipyard | A&R Yachts for Sale

Longstanding Reputation

The Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard was founded in 1907 by Henry Rasmussen and Georg Abeking, in Lemwerder, Germany. Rasmussen was a well-known skipper who also proved to be a talented yacht designer, garnering recognition in the racing community for his 12m yachts. They both produced a portfolio of wooden sailing and motor yachts in the private and commercial sector.

Technical Innovation

Rasmussen’s grandson Hermann Schaedla took over the yard in 1959, and over the next five decades Abeking & Rasmussen would become recognised as the leaders in technical innovation in yachting, adopting the use of lightweight materials in hull construction and sound-dampening technology. Schaedla passed the business onto his son, Hans, in 2009, continuing to provide direction until his death in 2011. A&R remains family-owned and continues to evolve technological advancements in engineering and design.

THE BENCHMARK OF EXCELLENCE

The shipyard has built some of the most technically advanced yachts in the world, including Germania VI in 1963, the first sailing yacht with a welded aluminium hull, and the 1972 motor yacht Kalamoun, the world’s fastest yacht at the time, reaching speeds of 46 knots. Abeking & Rasmussen’s drive to set new benchmarks could not be exemplified more clearly than with 88m superyacht Intensity, delivered in 2020 in collaboration with Winch Design and Y.CO.