Werft Hooksiel GmbH & Co.
Werft Hooksiel GmbH & Co. is a boat yard in Hooksiel, part of the municipality of Wangerland on Germany's North Sea coast, specialising in the repair, refit and fitting-out of sailing and motor yachts. The yard handles steel, aluminium, GRP and timber work, including hull and deck cleaning, painting and antifouling, gelcoat and glass-fibre repair, underwater hull refurbishment, corrosion removal and surface coatings, along with interior conversions and insurance damage repairs. It also offers crane and slipway service, mast stepping and unstepping, winterising and de-winterising, and indoor and outdoor winter storage for around 250 yachts. Berths lie next to the lock and outer harbour, giving tide-free mooring with power and water on all pontoons.
Werft Hooksiel GmbH & Co.
Werft Hooksiel is a yacht repair and refit yard located at An der Werft 1 in Wangerland, on the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony. The company describes itself as a partner for individual boat outfitting, installations and repairs, with an experienced team of boat builders serving sailing and motor yacht owners. Its winter storage operation looks after approximately 250 sailing and motor yachts, and the yard trains apprentice boat builders.
Services
- Repairs, conversions, interior fit-out and modernisation
- Steel, aluminium, GRP and timber work
- Gelcoat and glass-fibre repair; underwater hull refurbishment
- Painting, varnishing, antifouling and surface coating/sealing
- Corrosion removal and surface restoration
- High-pressure cleaning of the underwater hull; hull and deck cleaning
- Crane service with hauling out and slipping
- Mast stepping, unstepping and mast storage
- Rig inspection and propeller replacement
- Winterising and de-winterising service
- Damage repair and handling of insurance claims
The following work is placed with selected external specialists: engine and drive-train maintenance (propeller, shaft, etc.), main engine and outboard service, on-board electrics, electronics and navigation equipment, boat covers, sprayhoods and sails, and hull wrapping.
Facilities
- Indoor winter storage halls and outdoor winter storage
- Crane and slipway
- Berths suitable for all common vessel sizes, with tide-free lying behind the lock
- Pontoons with electricity and water connections
- Supply and waste disposal arranged through partner firms
Vessel Types
- Sailing yachts and motor yachts
- Steel, timber and GRP hulls
Location
- An der Werft 1, D-26434 Wangerland, Germany
- Situated in Hooksiel, immediately adjacent to the lock and outer harbour
- Roughly 14 km north-north-west of Wilhelmshaven and 10 km north-east of Jever, central to the German Bight and popular cruising destinations such as Helgoland and the East Frisian Islands
Contact and Hours
- Managing Director: Bettina Kähler; Administration and management: Bianka Kruse; Technical foreman: Tanno Kruse
- General opening hours: Monday to Thursday 07:30–16:15, Friday 07:30–14:30
- Office hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00–12:00 and 14:00–15:00, Friday 08:00–13:00