HELSINKI, FI (August 21, 2021) – All nine of the Vintage 12mR fleet competing at the 2021 Evli 12mR World Championship returned to the race course this morning after an evening of cooperation between crews to repair damages sustained during Friday’s heavy-weather sailing. A true testament to the durability of Vintage 12mR yachts and of the commitment shown by…

HELSINKI, FI (August 20, 2021) – After two days without sailing due to extreme weather conditions, official competition for the 2021 Evli 12mR World Championship resumed today with three races held in the Gulf of Finland, hosted by Nyländska Jaktklubben, NJK. With pent-up anticipation, the crew energy was palpable around sunny Helsinki harbor this morning. The first race started at…

In Race 1 keeping an eye to the sky paid off for the Finish Blue Marlin (FIN-1) team, skippered by Henrik Andersin (Kotka, FI) who won the first race in light and shifty winds. On the first weather leg, Vim (US-15) took an early lead after crossing Wings (K-15) on starboard with the 9-boat fleet in pursuit on the…

Sir William Burton (1864-1942) had sailed in more than 1000 boats in British waters. For twenty-five years, yachting was his favorite sport, but instead of making a game of yachting, he made it a serious study just as much as his business. He was one of those men who did never stay at “the old ways of doing things” for long.…

When race day dawned at Robbe & Berking’s Sterling Cup 2019, the small marina at Glücksberg on the Flensburg Fjord was bursting with 10 12-Meters, five 6-Meters, and more than a dozen nippy little 5.5-Meter boats. In baking sunshine and a shifty little breeze from the northeast, the racing got off to a good, clean start. In a reversal…

Designed in 1939 by Alfred Mylne for Sir William Burton, President of the Yacht Racing Association and long term client of the Mylne design office. The “Jenetta” was one of his most successful 12-metre designs, exceptional even by the standards of a man who was considered to be the world’s finest designer for 12-metres in his day. “Jenetta” was the…

JENETTA is another spectacular project at Robbe & Berking Classics. We are restoring the 3rd rule 12 Metre class yacht JENETTA, designed by Alfred Mylne, who was one of the most experienced 12 Metre designers in the world. She was built in Scotland at Bute Slip Dock, which was run by Mylne’s brother, Charles. She was to be each man’s swan…