It is with deep sadness that we bid farewell to Klaus Peter Schmidt, founder of Sirius-Werft, who passed at the age of 84, after a brief but serious illness. With his passing, German boatbuilding loses not only a passionate sailor and visionary entrepreneur from the early days of fiberglass yacht construction, but also a true maverick. Since 1970, he created not only many popular cruising yachts but also, in the 1980s, pioneered the deck saloon concept.
