In 1924, Markus Glas’s grandfather, a trained wheelwright, began to build dinghies, fishing barges and dinghy cruisers on Lake Starnberg in the first generation. Wooden Dragons have been built since 1967. 16 wooden Dragons and, from 1980, also about 200 GRP Dragons were built in Possenhofen.
The grandson of company founder Markus “Buale” Glas has been successfully sailing Dragons himself since the 70s, helping his own boats to gain a reputation. He became world champion in Travemünde in 1981 and was European Champion a total of six times and is a 12-time German champion. In 1977, at the age of 22, he stood at the top of the podium for the first time at the European Championships in Dournanez. On board are Mucki Binder and Walter Nickol, then an apprentice in the Glas shipyard. Mucki Binder later recounts: “We actually wanted to sail FD, but Father Glas’ shipyard built Dragons – and not FDs. Buale was 22, I was 26. We were the youngest European Champions ever in the Dragon.”
In 1990, a cooperation with the Austrian shipyard Frauscher began. By 2013, the hulls, inner shells and decks for 82 Glas Dragons will be manufactured in Gmunden am Traunsee. But the construction of wooden Dragons will not be stopped either. Until 2016, wooden Dragons will still be built in Possenhofen (see pictures). In the meantime, Markus Glas’ son Max has taken over the helm in the fourth generation.
| Country | Germany |
| Locations | Possenhofen, Lake Starnberg |
| Years in Operation | 1967-present |
| Boats Built | 216 |