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History
Although BBG can trace it's origin back to Claus Engelbrecht in 1890 the company is remembered as the former VEB Yachtwerft Berlin, as it was first renamed in 1956 as a GDR state owned enterprise with many factories and diverse production of vessels of all kinds. It was in the seventies that they built the first composite rowing shells consisting of a grey epoxy/glass fiber hull and wood framework.
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The top teams of the Eastern Bloc countries successfully raced these boats. Because of the racing success of DDR crews using VEB boats the state strongly supported development of new materials and testing of new hull shapes to a level never seen before or since in any country. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics 9 of the 16 rowing gold medals were won by crews using VEB boats. By reunification in 1990 over 15,000 boats had been produced at a rate of over 460 per year. By that time over 580 medals had been won in World Championship and Olympic competition by crews using VEB Berlin Yachtwerft boats and practically every Western boat builder had copied the lines and offered "VEB" hull shapes. |
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| The company was then renamed BBG Bootsbau Berlin. The record number of Gold Medals won by crews from all countries using genuine BBG Bootsbau Berlin hulls or copies continues to grow each year at World Championships and Olympic competition. In 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney a number of finalists from Germany and other countries chose genuine BBG Bootsbau Berlin boats, in fact the only two German boats to win Gold Medals - the Woman's Double and Quad won using BBG Bootsbau Berlin boats. In 2001, at the World Rowing Championships, the German Women again repeated with gold in the 2x and 4x and received a gold medal in the 4x in 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If you counted the other Olympic winners using copies of BBG hull shapes by other manufactures you quickly come to the conclusion that no faster hull shape exists! Today BBG boats are recognized for their exceptional workmanship, surface finish, and overall quality. We are ISO 9002 certified boat builders. |
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