The Abeking & Rasmussen Dragon GER 138 Gustel XI has made it to a museum in Australia (Wanneroo Art Gallery) after winning the Gold Cup with Theordor Thomson in 1955 and being sold there in 1956 after the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. Photo: John Low/Jeff Sinton
Rasmussen already had experience in the construction of 6-Metre-R yachts, among other things, when he founded Abeking & Rasmussen Works in Lemwerder in 1907 together with Georg Abeking, who was financially stronger. Himself a successful regatta sailor, he built everything that sailing needs in the following years, from standard classes such as Star boats to Metre-R yachts of all sizes to the famous Germania III from Krupp. In the years 1935 to 1971, Abeking & Rasmussen built 186 Dragons alone. The first Abeking & Rasmussen Dragon in 1935 was the D G 10 “Woge VI” of O. Ernst, Hamburg, which still sails on Lake Traunsee today. The last five “Dragon Boats”, as they are called in the Abeking & Rasmussen construction number book, were registered as “not finished” in 1971 – when the era of the GRP Dragon began.
| Country | Germany |
| Locations | Lemwerder Bremen |
| Years in Operation | 1935-1971 |
| Boats Built | AUS 55 57 83 101 AUT 231 CAN 57 (NED147) 78 91 105 (USA120) 134 FIN 34 GER 37 50 70 81 85 97 98 99 106 112 113 114 115 117 122 125 129 132 134 135 136 140 141 144 149 150 153 165 168 171 180 183 184 186 187 188 195 199 200 202 203 207 209 210 211 212 213 218 222 224 225 226 228 229 230 231 232 235 241 245 246 248 251 253 254 256 258 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 273 274 275 278 283 294 285 286 287 288 289 293 294 296 297 299 301 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 315 318 326 327 328 332 336 337 339 344 345 349 362 365 395 430 GBR 310 325 346 351 JPN 4 NED 160 SUI 27 41 43 75 87 SWE 202 211 212 USA 116 120 196 199 208 211 234 |