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Dehler Yachts

{{Short description|Yacht manufacturer and brand}}

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| name = Dehler

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| currentowner = HanseYachts AG

| producedby = HanseYachts AG

| country = Germany

| introduced = 1963

| website = [https://www.hanseyachtsag.com/dehler/us/ www.dehler.com]

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Dehler is a German brand of sailing yachts. It is originated in the former Dehler shipyard that was founded in the 1960s by Willi and Heinz Dehler. As of 2009, the brand belongs to German yacht manufacturer HanseYachts, Greifswald. Dehler cooperates with the yacht design studio Judel/Vrolijk & Co. The current range comprises six models from 29 to 46 ft in length.

History

= Founding and rise =

Willi Dehler (1929-1999) was one of the first in Europe, who recognized the capability of GRP for boat building. In 1963, he started to produce small dinghies in the former foyers of a cinema and had success.{{cite web|last1=Peter K Poland|title=The Dehler story|url=https://docplayer.net/39854112-The-first-time-i-visited-dehler-s-the-dehler-story.html|publisher = Practical Boat Owner|date = November 2013| page = 24}} He took his brother Heinz in, and in 1966 they launched the Varianta, their first sailboat. This 21 ft long cabin boat with keel centerboard and removable coach roof (design: E.G. van de Stadt) became the most successful family cruiser ever, with a total production of about 4,000 units until 1982.{{cite web|last1=Van de Stadt Design|title=history|url=http://www.stadtdesign.com/pages/history}} Further cruising models like the Optima and the Delanta followed and Dehler Yachtbau rose to become a leading manufacturer of sailboats in Germany.

= Sportive successes in the 1970s and 80s =

In the 1970s, Willi Dehler also began to develop innovative boats for racing. He launched the Sprinta (design: E.G. van de Stadt/Cees van Tongeren), a Quarter-Tonner, whose sharpened version - the Sprinta Sport - became a popular one-design class and could excel in IOR regattas.{{cite web| last1=Peter K Poland| title=The Dehler story| url=

https://docplayer.net/39854112-The-first-time-i-visited-dehler-s-the-dehler-story.html| publisher = Practical Boat Owner| date = November 2013|page = 25}} As a licensed manufacturer of 470 class dingies since 1974, Dehler could record a gold medal in the Olympic Games 1976 won by Frank Hübner and Harro Bode.{{cite web|author=Lasse Johannsen |display-authors=etal |title=125 Jahre Segelsport in Deutschland|url= http://www.delius-klasing.de/sixcms/media.php/9/125%20Jahre%20Segelsport_LP.pdf|publisher= Delius Klasing Verlag|date=2013|page=169}} In the Three-Quarter Ton class the DB-1 (1980) and DB-2 (1981) made a splash (both designs: E.G. van de Stadt/Cees van Tongeren). The cruising version of this models - the Dehler 34 - sold very well and is popular till now.

= Changes of ownership and further development =

In 1979, Heinz Dehler left the company. Willi Dehler followed in 1995. In the wake of a slump in yacht building during the mid-1990s, Dehler Yachtbau got into an economic crisis which culminated in a first bankruptcy in 1998. The shipyard was taken over by Dutch Neptunus Group.{{cite book|title = Yachtbau aus Leidenschaft|author = Jochen Halbe|language = German|publisher = Delius Klasing Verlag|date = 2014}} In cooperation with the yacht design studio Judel/Vrolijk & Co, a new range of fast cruisers up to 47 ft was launched.

In 2004, Dehler was sold to the Dutch businessman Wilan van den Berg who joined as managing director, appointed a cooperation with the yacht designers Simonis Voogd and forced growth. In 2007, German private equity firm Buchanan Capital Partners acquired a minority stake in Dehler.{{cite news|title = Buchanan Buys Into Dehler|url=https://www.pehub.com/2007/11/buchanan-buys-into-dehler/|publisher = The PE Hub Network|date = November 27, 2007|access-date = November 22, 2017}} Few weeks later, Dehler acquired the Belgium yacht manufacturer ETAP Yachting.{{cite news|title = Dehler buys Etap|url = http://www.yachtingworld.com/microsites/supersail-world/supersail-news/dehler-buys-etap-17168|publisher = Yachting World|date = January 21, 2008|access-date = November 22, 2017}} In 2008, a Dehler 60 was introduced, the largest Dehler ever which was too costly for the company at that time.{{cite news|title = Blue Oyster, Dehler 60|url = http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/blue-oyster-dehler-60|publisher = Sailing World|date = October 6, 2008|access-date = November 22, 2017}} Hull number one remained a single piece.

During the 2008 financial crisis, Dehler Yachtbau had to file for bankruptcy again. Etap was cut off, and the Dehler yard was taken over by German HanseYachts AG in 2009.{{cite news|title = Hanse acquires Dehler brand|url=http://www.boatingbusiness.com/news101/industry-news/hanse_acquires_dehler_brand|publisher = Boating Business|date = June 29, 2009|access-date = November 22, 2017}} As a consequence, the cooperation with Judel/Vrolijk & Co was renewed. In 2012, HanseYachts announced the close-down of the Dehler factory in Freienohl and relocated the entire production to HanseYachts headquarters in Greifswald (Baltic Sea).{{cite press release|title=HanseGroup moves entire production to its German headquarters in Greifswald|url= https://www.hanseyachtsag.com/gb/company/news/detail/article/hansegroup-moves-entire-production-to-its-german-headquarters-in-greifswald-1.html|publisher=HanseYachts AG|date=May 30, 2012}}

In 2014, the Dehler 38 was displayed as "European Yacht of the Year" in the category "Performance Cruiser".{{cite news|title=EYOTY 2014|url= https://www.yacht.de/yachten_jollen/ausgezeichnet-die-jahrgangsbesten/a86159/fotostrecke/5418435/5441631.html|publisher = Yacht online|date = January 19, 2014}}

=Dehler 30 od (one-design class)=

In 2019, Dehler presented a one-design class focusing on short-handed offshore racing.{{cite news|title=Rasant unterwegs: der erste Schlag bei Traumbedingungen|url= https://www.yacht.de/yacht_tv/test_technik/rasant-unterwegs-der-erste-schlag-bei-traumbedingungen/a122463.html| language = German|publisher = Yacht online| date = September 10, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Sweet... Dehler 30OD|url= http://www.blur.se/2018/07/17/sweet-dehler-30od/|publisher = blur.se (Blog)| date = July 17, 2018}} The Dehler 30 one design has a water ballast system and a retractable shaft line with fixed propeller and 10 hp diesel engine ("Dehler Stealth Drive").{{cite web| title=Dehler 30 one design| url= https://www.hanseyachtsag.com/dehler/gb/boats/dehler-30-one-design/| publisher = HanseYachts AG| date = July 14, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Nanni - powering innovation and development| url= https://www.sail-world.com/news/219732/Nanni--powering-innovation-and-development| publisher = Sail-World online| date = July 14, 2019}} The initial plan of a retractable electric drive was discarded in the course of development. The Dehler 30 od has been awarded as "European Yacht of the Year 2020" in the category "Race Yachts".{{cite web| title=And the winners of the European Yacht of the Year 2020 are…| url= https://www.yachtingworld.com/yachts-and-gear/the-yachts-of-the-year-2020-124706| publisher = Yachting World| date = January 18, 2020}}

Current models (specs)

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|+ Weights and measures (metric)

Model

! Length o. a. (m)

! Beam (m)

! Draught (m)
stand 1 / comp 2 / shall 3 / L 4

! Displacement (t)
stand / comp / shall / L

! Sail area (sq m)
stand / comp / comp carb 6 

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 29

|   8.75

| 2.99

| 1.58 / 1.80 / 1.22 / -

| 3.7 / 3.6 / 3.9 / -

| 43.1 / 43.1 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 30 od 5 

| 10.30

| 3.25

| 2.20

| 2.8

| 63.0

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 34

| 10.70

| 3.60

| 1.95 / 2.10 / 1.55 / -

| 6.0 / 5.6 / 6.1 / -

| 65.0 / 71.0 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 38 SQ

| 11.64

| 3.75

| 2.03 / 2.24 / 1.60 / -

| 7.5 / 7.0 / 7.6 / -

| 78.6 / 83.6 / 84.6

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 42

| 12.84

| 3.91

| 2.15 / 2.38 / 1.98 / 2.16

| 9.1 / 8.7 / 9.5 / 9.2

| 93.0 / 105.5 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 46

| 14.76

| 4.35

| 2.25 / 2.58 / 1.87 / 2.48

| 11.5 / 11.2 / 11.9 / 11.4

| 114.1 / 121.0 / -

1 standard version, 2 competition version, 3 shallow keel, 4 L-keel (medium, west coast), 5 one design class,

6 competition version with carbon mast

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|+ Weights and measures (imperial)

Model

! Length o. a. (ft)

! Beam (ft)

! Draught (ft)
stand 1 / comp 2 / shall 3 / L 4

! Displacement (lbs)
stand / comp / shall / L

! Sail area (sq ft)
stand / comp / comp carb 6

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 29

| 28' 8"

|  9' 10"

| 5' 2" / 5' 11" / 3' 12" / -

| 8,200 / 7,900 / 8,600 / -

| 463 / 463 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 30 od 5 

| 33' 10"

| 10' 8"

| 7' 3"

| 6,200

| 678

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 34

| 35' 1"

| 11' 10"

| 6' 5" / 6' 11" / 5' 1" / -

| 13,200 / 12,300 / 13,400 / -

| 700 / 764 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 38 SQ

| 38' 2"

| 12' 4"

| 6' 8" / 7' 5" / 5' 3" / -

| 16,500 / 15,400 / 16,800 / -

| 846 / 900 / 911

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 42

| 42' 2"

| 12' 10"

| 7' 1" / 7' 10" / 6' 6" / 7' 1"

| 20,100 / 19,200 / 20,900 / 20,300

| 1,001 / 1,135 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 46

| 48' 5"

| 14' 3"

| 7' 5" / 8' 6" / 6' 2" / 8' 2"

| 25,400 / 24,700 / 26,200 / 25,100

| 1,228 / 1,302 / -

1 standard version, 2 competition version, 3 shallow keel, 4 L-keel (medium, west coast), 5 one design class,

6 competition version with carbon mast

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|+ Sail area to displacement ratio (metric and imperial)

Model

! SA/D (metric)
stand 1 / comp 2 / comp carb 3 / shall 4 / L 5

! SA/D (imperial)
stand / comp / comp carb / shall / L

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 29

| 4.2 / 4.3 / - / 4.2 / -

| 18.3 / 18.6 / - / 17.7 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 30 od 6 

| 5.6

| 32.2

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 34

| 4.4 / 4.7 / - / 4.4 / -

| 20.0 / 22.9 / - / 19.8 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 38 SQ

| 4.5 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.5 / -

| 20.8 / 23.2 / 23.5 / 20.7 / -

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 42

| 4.6 / 5.0 / - / 4.5 / 4.6

| 21.7 / 25.3 / - / 21.1 / 21.5

style="text-align: left"|Dehler 46

| 4.7 / 4.9 / - / 4.7 / 4.7

| 22.8 / 24.6 / - / 22.3 / 22.9

1 standard version, 2 competition version,  3 competition version with carbon mast, 4 shallow keel, 5 L-keel (medium, west coast)
6 one design class

Naval architecture: Judel/Vrolijk & Co

Previous models produced

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Dehler Yachts}}

  • {{Official website|https://www.hanseyachtsag.com/dehler/us/}}
  • [http://www.sailmagazine.com/boat-reviews/dehler-38/ Dehler 38] review. Sail Magazine, January 2014

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