Starling Burgess

GER16

The water sparkles bright green under the stern of a classic 8-metre racing yacht made of glossy varnished Khaya mahogany in Langenargen harbour. Her name can be read in gold letters in mirror writing on the surface below: "Starling Burgess". The homage to the yacht designer is pure understatement. What is afloat here is a total work of art created by many of those involved, who recently built the traditional aft in record time under the direction of master boat builder Josef Martin and his son Sven at their shipyard in Radolfzell. Based on a design from Burgess' pen that dates back to 1937 but was never realised.