Wilke, Winfried H.

(* 1927-06-17 - † 2011-04-05)

Winfried H. Wilke

Winfried H. Wilke was a well known german yacht-designer, who designed boats for a number of boat-building companies. He was the founder of "Yachtdesign International" in Zierenberg/Kassel, Germany.

He became known in particular as the designer of the Storebro Royal Cruiser IV/34, making him the in-house designer for Storebro. Initially, he created a new design language for Storebro, replacing the design originating from Furuholmen & Scheen or Einar Runius. Later, he also drew the hulls of the ships he designed.

Other shipyards also had a great interest in his design. The list included such well-known names as Linssen, Neptunus, Etap, Xylon or Pedrazzini.

Wilke designed the following boats for Storebro: the design of the Storebro Royal Cruiser III and Storebro Royal Cruiser IV/34, the Storebro Royal Cruiser 47, Storebro Royal Cruiser 31, Storebro Royal Cruiser 36, the design of the Storebro Royal Cruiser 38 and Storebro Royal Cruiser 40, the SRC 340, SRC 380, SRC 355, SRC 400, SRC 470, SRC 500, SRC 515, SRC 730.

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2022-10-02