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THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF YACHTING

The collection at the Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Center focusses on life in, on and around the water. It highlights the important role which Robbe & Berking – better known as a cutlery manufacturer – played in the construction, documentation and presentation of classic sailing yachts. In addition to temporary exhibitions on the development of the construction of wooden boats from the middle of the 19th century all the way up to the 1970s, the museum also features two galleries, a gift shop and a museum restaurant with a magnificent view of Flensburg’s historic city centre.

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In summer 2011, a remarkable new, yet clearly classic motorboat, appeared at the Robbe & Berking Classics shipyard. It was hull number one, a commuter yacht developed and built in collaboration with yacht designer Kay-Enno Brink, inspired by the popular commuter yachts of the US East Coast in the 1920s and 1930s. This boat is also the shipyard's first standard product, which otherwise specialises in restoring classic yachts and building replicas of historical yachts based on the original plans.

In its edition dated March 1926, the major American magazine "The Rudder" reported of a new phenomenon: "Each year, the number of rich men who commute between their summer residences and offices is growing. The Hudson and East River often look as though they're holding a yacht parade; between 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning and then again in the afternoon, between 4 and 6 pm. In order to satisfy demand, the designers have developed an entire range of fast cruisers with sufficient protection for bad weather..." These boats were elegant, fast and seaworthy. These were the legendary commuter yachts, which were often called Express Cruisers or simply limousines.

The new Robbe & Berking Commuter was inspired by this great chapter in boating history and is an ode to the style and tradition of these extraordinary yachts. Hand-built from mahogany using the right method by boatbuilders of Robbe & Berking Classics, this compact yet fully competent boat is not only extremely beautiful but is also diverse: a picnic boat, superyacht tender, shuttle boat for clubs and hotels or simply the perfect, relaxing family boat. At any rate it is safe, dry and seaworthy.

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The boat is truly eye-catching in every district and port: its elegant lines and shiny, varnished mahogany makes a shimmering statement about the owner's taste and style. The nine-metre long boat with speeds of nearly 30 knots is not only visually appealing but is also excellent to handle.

The boat has already successfully completed a number of test runs this summer. The elegant motorboat also bravely withstood extreme weather conditions in Helsinki, Göteborg and the Flensburg Fjord. "Its slim and narrow hull cuts through tall and short waves like butter!", gushed one of the guests on board. "The boat travels like a fast train, as though on rails." As an escort boat at the Six Metre World Championships in Helsinki, the 9.12-metre boat reached 27 knots with ten passengers on board despite the wind and waves without diving and crashing around as is often typical of motorboats. The skipper and passengers sit inside the day cabin, protected from the elements, with additional seating outside in the aft cockpit.

The numerous furnishing options allow for a wide variety of uses. With its non-slip teak deck, bow thruster and additional luggage hatch, the commuter can also be used as a taxi boat for hotels and restaurants situated along the waterfront. The boat has also been earmarked for use as a superyacht tender and fast picnic boat. This is all made possible due to the fact that the boat was designed as a standard model while being hand-built using wood. This method of construction enables extensive customisation, always within the frame provided by the hull and motor.

The series' prototype can be viewed at the shipyard; you'll be sold after a test drive. Book an appointment with us! The boat can also be seen at certain autumn fairs, for example at the Hanseboot in Hamburg.

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Located on the Flensburg Fjord at the western end of the Baltic Sea, Robbe & Berking is a fifth generation family business. In addition to silver manufacture, the family has a long sailing tradition. The Robbe & Berking Classics shipyard has restored and refitted over a dozen 12 Metre Class yachts. The Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Center, home of the world’s biggest yachting library, hosted the 2019 America’s Cup Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

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Extraordinary boats: Baruna – stunning seven-year restoration

• Dan Houston
• January 24, 2024

Baruna is a 1938 S&S yawl that was relaunched this summer by owner Tara Getty after a seven-and-a-half-year restoration to return her to as close to original as possible.

Designed by Olin Stephens in 1938, at 72ft LOA Baruna was at the top of the size limit permitted by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) to race offshore. The year of its launch, Baruna took part in and won the biennial 635-mile Newport Bermuda offshore race, creating a storm of publicity on both sides of the Atlantic. Olin was the navigator, and Baruna got in eight hours ahead of the next boat.

Seven years previously Olin and his brother, Rod, with their crew had won the 1931 Transatlantic Race , as well as that year’s Fastnet Race in their revolutionary new 52ft (15.8m) yawl Dorade . Olin was then just 23, and America was so pleased with him, his crew and his design that they got a ticker tape parade in New York on their return.

Sparkman & Stephens, Olin and his brother’s company, went on to dominate yachting, from the early Corinthian days of the 1930s to designing six out of the seven successful 12-Metre America’s Cup defenders between 1958 and 1980. Dorade was followed by a series of highly successful yawls, including the famous Stormy Weather (1934). Olin was a rules-beating designer over a wide range of developing hull shapes, but when I interviewed him at the age of 80 in 1998 he maintained that Dorade and her type of hull and rig were still the best mix of speed and seaworthiness for sailing and racing offshore.

While these yawls are all slightly different and vary in size they can nevertheless be considered as a kind of special class boat. Being superbly comfortable and stable at sea they remain very popular with yachtsmen who want a great seaboat. This year at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez the Rolex Trophy was awarded for the yawls – 12 raced, of which seven were S&S designs, including Baruna .

Fully restored, Baruna is a slippery hull that requires up to 20 crew on deck to maximise performance. Photo: Kos

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Baruna was built at Quincy Adams yard in Massachusetts for the New York textile agent Henry C Taylor, with a twin skin of mahogany over cedar planks on oak frames. Taylor, an ex-wartime naval officer who served his country in both World War I and World War II, wanted a large yacht within the CCA rules to race offshore. But he also wanted a comfy cruising boat for his family. He’d gone to S&S and ordered her after spending a bumpy family night aboard his yacht in Massachusetts Bay; Taylor told Olin it was a matter of either giving up cruising altogether or getting a better boat.

The boat went on to win the Newport-Bermuda race again in 1948 – booming along at nine knots with Henry’s oldest son, Stillman, in command. Taylor owned Baruna , notching up a distinguished racing record, until 1953 when he was nearly 60. The yacht then went to California.

Baruna ’s long-term owner on the west coast was Jim Michael who, in partnership with Tim Moseley, formed the Barient winch company. Moseley was a fellow S&S fan, owning the 1938 cutter Orient , and the company was named after compounding the names of their yachts. Both boats were used for the development of deck hardware, especially winches and pedestal grinders, or innovative running backstay drums.

Work begins on dismantling Baruna to see the full extent of how much timber needs to be replaced. Photo: Kos

Pieces of wood

Tara Getty had wanted to buy Baruna since 2009. “We were looking for a suitable yacht to restore. But back then Baruna ’s owner wanted something like $2m in gold bars delivered to a place in Mexico and we were never going to do anything like that. We ended up buying Skylark at the end of 2010. And she has been a great boat.” Skylark is also an S&S yawl, a 53ft (16.3m) LOA 1937 design, which Getty also restored.

“But then in 2015 Baruna was for sale at a much better price,” he recalls. “I think it was $200,000 which is about the right price to pay for a few pieces of wood.”

At the time Baruna was languishing at Marina del Rey in Los Angeles, California, and when Getty’s long term Australian captain and shipwright, Tony Morse, went to pay for her he found she was dilapidated. “Lifting up the floorboards you could see the water coming in. And the pumps were running continually to keep up with it,” he says. “There were no headsails and it looked like the mast was going to go through the bottom of the boat – especially if you put any pressure on it. We could motor her but not sail her.”

The new planking, with yellow cedar above the mahogany, is in place under Baruna’s new frames. Photo: Kos

Baruna was moved by ship, first to Fort Lauderdale and then to the Robbe & Berking yard in Flensburg, Germany, which has a very high reputation for restoring wooden yachts. Robbe & Berking did the hull, and at first it was thought the team could preserve some of the timber, but Morse, who was project lead under Tara Getty, found that every frame, apart from some in the forepeak, was cracked under the bilge stringer.

“We had thought we could keep some of the original material, but as we started, we realised that almost everything would have to be changed out,” Morse says. “Plus there’s the problem that if it isn’t in good enough condition now then you’ll end up redoing it anyway in three years’ time.”

Work began with replacing the frames, laminating in new ones in white oak (as Baruna had originally) before the work of replacing her planking could begin. The double skin hull was replaced with mahogany planks outside a skin of yellow cedar. The cedar, all from one tree, saves weight but is only used from the sixth strake up to the strake below the sheer. The planks were fitted over the oak frames, in a style of a careful restoration. The sheer clamp, beam shelf and bilge stringer, all structurally vital, are made of Douglas fir from Oregon. In many places aboard, the hull structure is fully visible.

Wedges in place prior to dropping off the lead ballast keel, which appeared in remarkably good condition for its age. Photo: Kos

Morse was able to source an original builder’s plan which he used – and needed – to recreate the detail of the 1938 boat, especially where some material or joinery had gone missing over the years. To hear him and Getty talking about the work it sounds more like they were restoring the Mona Lisa. Asked how much it might have cost Getty says “It’s too much to mention,” before adding: “Let’s just say she is by far the most expensive 72ft boat ever built, modern or old.”

On the move

When the hull was finished Baruna was trucked to VMG Yachtbuilders at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands for her interior to be fitted. Even though VMG made a full-size model of much of the boat to see how all the installations could fit into it, craftsmen were challenged by the nature of a 1938 hull which had been restored with the original imperfections of the Quincy Adams yard replicated, with brand new materials.

The 100ft hollow main-mast is built of pieces of spruce that were sonic-tested to measure their elasticity. Photo: Kos

The modern way of working is to design using CAD drawings and then make things in a workshop before bringing them on site to fit. But Baruna is not completely symmetrical and so making something like a water tank for one side of the boat and then fabricating its mirror image for the other side created several headaches for specialists unfamiliar with traditional methods, such as making spiling patterns.

Some 18 people were employed on the project with some craftsmen coming from Southampton Yacht Services in Hampshire, and naval architect Andre Hoek also consulted on the restoration.

Interior fit-out is traditionally sumptuous, but systems are fully up to date. Photo: Kos

Gleaming finish

Baruna ’s deck is swept teak with her teak deckhouses varnished in one-pack Epifanes, while the two-pack system is used for all the mahogany and joinery below. Her hollow main-mast was designed by Jim Gretzky, of Sail Spars Design in Connecticut, and then built of spruce by Ventis at Enkhuizen.

Morse says the 150hp engine, generator and watermaker are all as low as possible. The 950lt of fuel are carried in two main tanks plus a day tank. Water capacity is 540lt, with the watermaker able to produce 150lt an hour.

With Getty’s in-depth restoration knowledge of his motor vessels Talitha (1930) and Bluebird (1938), and the S&S yawl Skylark (1937), together with Morse’s undoubted appetite for detail, the project became highly specialised with every single piece of equipment or fitting being of bespoke design and make. Thus even the below-decks nickel-plated door handles and striker plates for the doors’ latch bolts are unique (nickel is the typical material for metal fittings on mahogany in traditional yachts).

Baruna has a suit of Dacron sails for Classic CIM racing. Photo: Kos

Baruna has a suit of 3Di North Sails for IRC racing as well as Dacron for classic CIM racing. Since her relaunch in late 2023 she has been put through her paces racing in classic fleets at Antibes, Argentario and Les Voiles de St Tropez, where she scored two podium places. The 1938 design also took on the moderns at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2023 in Porto Cervo, where Baruna averaged 9.6 knots over a 38-mile course in 9-ish knots of breeze.

Getty reports that he has got the boat he wanted, since the project began all those years ago, though notes that it is still early days to be getting the best from her. However, he maintains that tacking is a joy, she never gets stuck in stays and the sense of balance on the helm when trimmed is superb and much better than Skylark .

Baruna’s aft cabin retains the twin bunks layout Stephens designed, a surprisingly ascetic choice, though made slightly larger for comfort. Photo: Kos

Baruna sails with up to 20 crew on deck, four of them professional, and Getty and Savage, his tactician, have noticed that the yacht is not losing VMG while tacking.

“We have cameras on the mast and deck and we are running Expedition software during races,” Savage explains. “And interestingly the boat speed drops down and picks up again but the VMG line stays flat.”

Effectively the boat is being carried to windward by her weight in these conditions. “So that changes the strategy hugely,” Savage continues, “it means you can pop a tack in without worrying about it. In fact, provided you are up to speed, it can benefit you to tack.”

One of Baruna’s hatches in early morning light after rain, note the protected mushroom vents and blanked off dorade (cowl) vent. Photo: Kos

Baruna ’s hull and deck gear have been designed to take the full loads of her powerful rig as she was restored to be capable of racing or cruising offshore. The team has been able to push the yacht hard early on, sailing upwind with a full flattened main in 29 knots true wind.

“She’s a rocket ship. Beautifully balanced with mizzen lowered, the board [centreboard, original] deployed giving zero degrees of weatherhelm, pointing high, slippery as hell,” comments Savage on sailing her fully pressed. Getty envisages cruising her in the south of France before perhaps taking her to the Caribbean. “Then of course,” he says, “the Newport Bermuda Race is calling…”

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Mercedes-Maybach meets the yacht world of Robbe & Berking

M ercedes-Maybach redefines what luxury means in today’s world. Technical sophistication, maximum comfort, clear aesthetics and attention to detail create a world for discerning customers who see their vehicle not just as a product, but as an expression of their individual lifestyle. It is not simply a moment captured in time, but rather a cosmos of personalities and objects with which connoisseurs surround themselves, thereby satisfying their passion for quality and character. The exclusive accessories and lifestyle products from MAYBACH Icons of Luxury succeed in conveying the fascination of the brand beyond the automotive world and in meeting the desire for individuality. Those with this craving for something special also feel at home with Robbe & Berking in Flensburg. Not only has the company been handcrafting fine silver tableware for almost 150 years, since 2008, this tradition-steeped company has also been restoring and rebuilding unique wooden sailing yachts at its own shipyard in Flensburg, Germany.

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When an engine is brought to the body of a vehicle and brings it to life, this is also known as a wedding. It is a similar moment when a ship is brought to the water and is launched. Sailing yachts and luxury vehicles therefore have a lot more in common than one might think at first glance. Their creation is a consummate interplay of craftsmanship, care in selecting the best materials, technical know-how, and a lot of time and pure passion.

Nini Anker, the classic twelve-metre yacht was the last design of the legendary Norwegian designer Johan Anker, from 1939. Robbe & Berking Classics has rebuilt this work of art according to the original plans and made the elegant, fast yacht accessible to the yachting world decades later.

Like the Nini Anker, Mercedes-Maybach S-Class represents a way of defining luxury. Balanced proportions and many exclusive details on the outside, along with the ultimate in comfort for its occupants, characterise this elegant saloon. Those who place the highest value on independence will choose the luxury-class SUV, the Mercedes-Maybach GLS.

During an exclusive photo shoot at the Robbe & Berking Classics shipyard, these parallels have now been impressively documented. The precise design lines of the products are reflected in the photography, revealing the correspondence between the two-tone paintwork of these elegant cars and yachts. The longing for travel, freedom, exclusivity, an individual lifestyle and the desire to overcome boundaries, becomes clear in these images.

If there is one term that sums up what Maybach and Robbe & Berking have in common, it is surely “sophistication”. Since their foundation, both manufactories have stood for tradition and innovation as well as for the highest quality standards “Handmade in Germany” with a maximum of individualization in order to continuously exceed the expectations of their customers

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Oliver Berking, a silver fjord

Passion, vision and money: these are the ingredients that have enabled entrepreneur Oliver Berking to turn Flensburg into a sailing capital

by Bruno Cianci

Saving historic vessels from almost certain destruction is a valuable and costly exercise, which does not always repay the effort and investment made . Fortunately, however, some guardian angels are willing to roll up their sleeves and put their hands in their pockets to bring the old ladies of the sea back to life, whatever the cost. One of them is Oliver Berking .

Born in Flensburg in 1962 and the father of six children, Berking is the prototype patron-entrepreneur without whom the nautical world, and sailing, in particular, would be decidedly poorer . A fifth-generation silversmith and owner of the well-known Robbe & Berking brand, founded by his ancestors in 1874, this German citizen’s passion for the nautical sector goes back many years. As he says, «I came into the world while one of the boats in my yard, the 12-metre-class Gretel , was being defeated by Weatherly in Newport during the 18th America’s Cup» .

Berking’s interest in restorations, on the other hand, began fairly recently . After successfully restoring the 12-metre-class Sphinx , built by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1939, between 2006 and 2008, the entrepreneur felt he had to continue along this path. He, therefore, decided to hire the same team that had done the work on Sphinx – «all passionate people» , he assures us, «who share the same vision and approach as I do» – to found the Robbe & Berking Classics yard, which specialises in restoring classic yachts and building faithful wooden replicas. Another famous restoration carried out by the yard is that of Jenetta , designed by the great Scottish naval architect Alfred Mylne .

Above, the 9-meter long Robbe & Berking Commuter .  On the right, the sailing yacht Abeking & Rasmussen no. 3312 dated 1939.

Robbe & Berking Classics was founded in 2008. The yard builds and restores wooden yachts directly in Flensburg harbour. From small rowing boats to large motorboats or sailing yachts.

However, the project list is much longer. The shipyard has also tried its hand at building motorboats, strictly in wood and with classic lines . After being rented in 2014, one of them has even appeared in Venice during the Biennale. Another was recently delivered to her owner: a Yanmar-powered (25 hp) clinker-built hull, in ‘Tuckerboot’ type; meanwhile, two more, respectively measuring 12 and 25 metres in length, will be delivered in the next few years.

YACHTING CENTRE

During the winter, Oliver Berking’s yard is home to eleven boats in the 12-metre class, which are used to compete every summer in the waters of the Flensburg fjord , which Berking does not hesitate to call «the most beautiful place to sail in the world» . The yard, however, has expanded to become something very similar to a Baltic Sea yachting centre, with an adjoining museum, a documentation centre ( Yachting Heritage Centre ) and even a trophy – made by its parent company, of course, in silver – which is awarded annually. Berking’s core business remains silverware, which on average takes up 70% of his time. «But sometimes» , Berking assures us, «if a renovation is at an advanced stage or there is a sailing event to organise, the percentages change considerably, to the point where the boats take up 130% of my time» .

At the moment, the Robbe & Berking Classics team is building a 6.66m mahogany ‘Tuckerboot’ . There are also plans to build two classic motorboats measuring 12 and 25 metres in length. As if that weren’t enough since 2011 Oliver Berking has also succeeded his friend Peter König in the ownership and management of the Baum & König yacht brokerage, which has been in business since 1984. «When Peter decided to move to Seychelles about ten years ago, he asked me if I wanted to take over his business, which I decided to do. We’re not just a yacht broker: of course, we sell classic boats, and we source them on behalf of the most discerning clients, but we also take care of tailor-made insurance». For its part, the aforementioned Yachting Heritage Centre houses a library of almost ten thousand volumes. It is also used to host meetings and ceremonies.

Breathtakingly beautiful classic yachts are created in Flensburg with a love of detail and a great passion for boats.

Given the nature of the work and the difficulty of finding information on historic boats, Berking felt that setting up a documentation centre was the right choice . «We want to know everything about the history of a yacht we’re restoring, its designer and also the shipyard where it was originally built. And our friends, visitors and customers are also interested in knowing these things. There are very few museums in the world where the subject of the history of yachting is taken as seriously as it is here, and that’s why we decided to set up a centre such as this ourselves.” COVID-19 permitting, its founder proudly points out, «the centre is open from Tuesday to Sunday, seven hours a day, and everyone is welcome. Since opening, we’ve welcomed an average of 80,000 visitors per year».

«WE WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF A YACHT WE’RE RESTORING, ITS DESIGNER AND ALSO THE SHIPYARD WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT».

Although the Yachting Heritage Centre provides space for a permanent museum collection , it also hosts an average of three exhibitions each year, all of which naturally have the sea and sailing as their common denominator. «We even have our own Hall of Fame» , states Berking. «We’ve just started it and it will grow over the years». The current members include Johan Anker , Henry Rasmussen , “our own” Carlo Riva , Olin Stephens and Thomas Lipton , the legendary “king’s grocer”.

ROBBE & BERKING RESTORES OR REBUILDS LOST AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT YACHTS ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

The steel and glass structure of the documentation centre exudes America’s Cup history from every pore . Not coincidentally, in 2019 Berking had the honour of hosting the America’s Cup Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A question for Berking regarding the recent Cup is a must, although the entrepreneur’s idiosyncratic opinion on AC75 hulls is already well known: «I don’t want to speak ill of those ‘flying boats’ anymore» , Berking reiterates. «I’ve followed the races, but as you can imagine, I still prefer the classic boats…»

«I’M NOT A FAN OF OUR ‘DISPOSABLE’ SOCIETY, AND SO I LOVE ALL THOSE WHO SHARE THIS VISION AND ARE WILLING TO PUT THEMSELVES ON THE LINE».

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Although Berking is universally considered a yachting philanthropist, he rejects this label . «To be honest, I don’t recognise myself in this description. I love elegant and timeless boats. I want to show the world that in twenty-first-century Germany it is still possible to make good things by hand, whether sailing boats, motorboats or silverware, with a love of detail and to sell these things successfully». Behind all this, beyond the legitimate entrepreneurial aspirations, there is also an obvious desire to keep local communities working and crafts alive, an aspect that further ennobles this character: «I’m not a fan of our ‘disposable’ society, and so I love all those who share this vision and are willing to put themselves on the line».

(Oliver Berking, un fiordo d’argento – Barchemagazine.com – Febbraio 2022)

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Unbreakable, perfect in the hand, a real eye-catcher and ideal for enjoying chilled drinks - the Robbe & Berking bar collection turns every drink into an experience for all senses

The new  bar collection  from Robbe & Berking is not about the dining culture but the drinking culture. Whether you want to serve or enjoy a long drink, a fine champagne, a cool beer or a delicious wine, Robbe & Berking has the perfect vessel or goblet made of silver ready for your drink.

While with conventional glass a careless movement while drying is enough to destroy it, the vessels and goblets are not only unbreakable, but also dishwasher safe, fit perfectly in the hand and offer every drink an unforgettable appearance. 

The high thermal conductivity of silver allows each vessel to immediately take on the temperature of the beverage. Unlike all other materials, you can feel the pleasant coolness and freshness immediately in your hand and mouth. 

The silver sheen reflects the brilliance and beauty of the beverage like no other material does. The Robbe & Berking bar collection includes  champagne flutes ,  cocktail coupes ,  beer and long drink tumblers ,  gin, water and wine tumblers ,  rum and distillate tumblers ,  vodka tumblers  and a  whiskey tumbler . 

All types of vessels are available in three different patterns (Martelé, Belvedere and Dante). Like ingredients in a cocktail, the vessels of the three patterns can be mixed: Mix and match silver-plated, gold-plated, hammered and smooth drinking vessels - matching your bar, the occasion or the respective drink. Cocktail accessories such as a cocktail shaker, measuring cups, straws, ice tongs and many more products are available. The perfect gifts for friends or your own home bar. 

In the gastronomy and in some exclusive Maybachs, the champagne goblets are already very popular: "Right from the start, the Robbe & Berking silver goblets and silver tumblers have been among the highlights in a Maybach," says Raimund Dormburg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Center of Excellence. Johannes King, the patron at Sölring Hof on Sylt, who has been awarded two Michelin stars, adds, "Our guests love these Robbe & Berking goblets.....".

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Silver is a metal whose beauty has fascinated people for millennia. Throughout all cultural epochs, this highly lustrous metal has inspired artists to create the everlasting. Robbe & Berking works are today considered by connoisseurs around the world as unsurpassed masterpieces of silversmithing and synonymous with masterful quality made in Germany. The silver manufacturer Robbe & Berking is a family business founded in 1874, now in its fifth generation. To this day, it is the silversmith's hand alone that determines the quality of each piece of work and not the limited possibilities of rational mass production. This has made the manufactory the largest manufacturer of silver cutlery in the world. The collection consists of over 4,000 silver and silver-plated pieces, which are used all over the world not only in private households, but also by Restaurants, Hotels, residences and embassies, cruise ships, airplanes, private yachts and much more are equipped. In more than half of the world's 200 largest private yachts, silver from Flensburg is on the tables.

In 2008, the Robbe & Berking Classics yacht shipyard was established, which today includes a yacht broker, its own shipyard museum and the world's largest yachting library with almost 10,000 antiquarian books and magazines. Since its foundation, many 10,000 lovers of classic yachts have been welcomed there year after year at Flensburg's city harbor. Exclusively made of wood, sailing and motor yachts of timeless beauty are built here.

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