The 2022 Golden Globe Race

Cassen & Plath GMBH

Hi Team, I’m very excited to say that Cassens & Plath GmbH makers of handcrafted nautical instruments have kindly agreed to support Team HJ and our Golden Globe Race campaign by donating their excellent magnetic compasses and a top of the range sextant to Puffin for the race.

If you remember we sent Puffin’s original binnacle compass back to Istvan, Istvan Kopar Solo Circumnavigator it had a lot of sentimental value for Istvan after guiding him on two circumnavigations and he plans to fit it again to his yacht Salammbo for his next adventure.

I was really pleased to do this, but it did leave Puffin without a steering compass, then following a chance meeting at the Dusseldorf boat show, Christoph from Cassens & Plath GmbH soon came to the rescue, with not just a new compass for the binnacle, but also an Iota model for the skipper’s bunk and an amazing Horizon Ultra sextant. Beautiful traditional craftsmanship that represents everything the GGR is all about!

More updates on Cassens & Plath to follow just as soon as we get to fit the new compasses on Puffin and use the sextant for some real navigation.

All we need now is an end to the lockdown for everybody, in the meantime stay safe all.

ABOUT

For more than 100 years Cassens & Plath has been bringing aboard navigation in the utmost precision and trend-setting quality.

Founded in 1902 by Captain Jannssen Cassens in Bremen and expanded to the production site in Bremerhaven in 1972, today more than 30 employees work her on precision devices.

Our nautical precision instruments, including magnetic compasses or sextants, are carefully hand-assembled, adjusted and tested in Germany. They are subject to a continuous quality standard which makes our product portfolio unique.

We always produce in selected series and can also respond to individual customer requirements with customized solutions.

At Cassens & Plath, traditional seafaring meets the latest high-tech technical and scientific knowledge. The result is a reliable synergy of craftsmanship, innovation and quality, on which you can rely in any condition.

In 2014 the company Zöllner, under the responsibility of CEO Dr. Philipp Murmann, took over the manufacturing site of Cassens & Plath.

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