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Abeking & Rasmussen celebrates 117 years of maritime excellence
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Abeking & Rasmussen, the renowned German shipyard, is celebrating an impressive 117 years in the maritime industry. The milestone is particularly noteworthy as many of the shipyard’s vessels continue to grace the world’s oceans – one, Jagare, launched in 1989 has made a welcome return home to the shipyard in time for the occasion.
Following trips to the Arctic and Antarctic, family-owned Jagare returns home for the winter
Founded in 1907 by mechanical engineer Georg Abeking and boatbuilder Henry Rasmussen, the Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) shipyard began by crafting sailing yachts in Lemwerder, Germany. Their reputation grew steadily and globally. Early, somewhat modest, beginnings building small sailboats and wooden minehunters, evolved into a global leader in yacht and shipbuilding.
Now with updated production hangars, a new dock, and workshops that process wood, steel and aluminium at the shipyard, A&R is well able to launch yachts of up to 125m. Today it also produces luxury motoryachts like the 118m Liva, state-of-the-art multipurpose vessels and government-commissioned minehunters.
One of its most remarkable creations, the 36.5m sailing yacht Jagare, was built at the original yard and returned to it for the anniversary. Built in 1981, the 221-gross-tonne vessel designed by the late Dutch naval architect Willem de Vries Lentsch Jr and was one of the largest private yachts of its time.
A shot of the Jagare in build. The yacht’s interiors were designed by Peter Sijm to welcome nine guests
Originally commissioned by a family man, the all-aluminum sailing superyacht is now helmed by his daughter, who was just 12 when construction began. Jagare has since completed eight circumnavigations under the same family’s ownership and the vessel has explored both Arctic and Antarctic waters.
With a 26,116-litre fuel capacity and a top speed of 12 knots, Jagare exemplifies the yard’s commitment to enduring quality. A&R yachts are rarely sold publicly and more often, like Jagare, stay within families or quietly pass into the hands of trusted new owners to sail the world’s oceans and provide decades of joy and dedicated service.
Abeking & Rasmussen’s shipyard on the river Weserat at Lemwerder in Germany’s Lower Saxony
Today Abeking & Rasmussen continues to innovate by blending long-held traditional craftsmanship with modern technology to remain a beacon of excellence in the yachting world, as its prestigious yachts sail seas the world over.
