Hello Kaspar,

In re-reading your first message of this thread, I re-discovered your reference to Croseck's 1925 book.

I've added it too to the footnote.

Best wishes,

Basil

For the time being, I prefer to keep politics out of the newsletter. This is open to change, if someone were to find a way to write about Sixes and politics without offending / enraging other readers. I've re-written the previous version, but I don't know if it is the truth. Please advise. Dr Crosec...

I'm in the process of translating the HSVA report on the tank testing of three Sixes in 1938. Where the report mentions that one of the models tested was designed by Dr Croseck, I've drafted the following footnote. Please let me know if you wish to propose modifications and/or additions to it. "Dr C...

Dear Klaus,

Thank you for the two references to Dr Croseck.

Would it be possible for you to give me a brief summary of what is said about him in the two books.

You can write it in German.

Best wishes,

Basil

Dear Kaspar, Thanks so much for your very informative message about Dr Croseck. The idea of an article on tank testing of Sixes in the 1930's seems promising. For the time being, I only know of tests in Germany and the U.S. A British yachting historian, Martin Black, whom I don't know, but who was c...

I'm preparing an article for the Classic Six Metre Newsletter, which I edit. It is about some tank tests that were performed on three Six Metre model hulls in 1938 by the Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt Two of the models were based on designs by the well-known archtect, Benjamin Wilke. The th...

Dear Andreas, Many thanks for your reply and the link to the Stiftung site. I had heard part of Herr Rührdanz' story during my first attemtp to contact him. Through a student at Göttingen Unniversity, I have managed to enter into contact with him. I will send the biography from the Stiftung site to ...

I own the only Six Metre designed by Reinhard Drewitz. In his biography of Drewitz in the Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers, Hartmut Rührdanz refers to my boat in saying ""Another new and fascinating project was his extreme design for a 6-Meter, which was built at the shipyard of Buchholz". Mr Rührdan...

Several years ago Ingo List mentioned to me that there would be the possibility of purchasing 300 d.p.i. copies of pages from Die Yacht at some time in the future.

Are 300 d.p.i. copies available now?

If so, how does one order them.

Thanks,

Basil

Several years ago Ingo List mentioned to me that there would be the possibility of purchasing 300 d.p.i. copies of pages from Die Yacht at some time in the future.

Are 300 d.p.i. copies available now?

If so, how does one order them?

Thanks,

Basil