Hamburg | Bremen | Düsseldorf
Germany
“Besides finding new contacts and strengthening existing relationships, regular meetings and occasional highlight events foster the exchange of fundamental industry knowledge, news and trends.”
Tamara Gramberg – YPY Germany President
Our Chapter
Young Professionals in Yachting Germany was founded in May 2017 in Bremen. Members and guests from the international yachting industry find great networking opportunities at events such as shipyard tours, exciting talks by yacht designers, meetings at boat shows or at the Munich Oktoberfest, to name but a few.
Board Members
Meet the board of YPY Germany
PR & Marketing at Lürssen Yachts
Tamara is a member of the PR & Marketing team at Lürssen Yachts, one of the world’s most successful builders of superyachts with several shipyards in Northern Germany. She studied Business Administration and Law and joined Lürssen already during her time at university. Her final paper had the topic „Intercultural competence – challenges of the Chinese yacht market“. After graduating she did project management and marketing for an agency before joining Lürssen again back in 2014. Tamara has a boating license and loves to spend her time on and at the water.
Tamara Gramberg
President
Hubertus Jürgens
Vice-President
Michel is the Managing Director of Global Boat Shipping, a company shipping boats and yachts all over the world with offices in the US, Croatia, Italy and Germany. He studied economics and graduated in an apprenticeship in foreign trades. When not travelling in Asia and the middle East, he loves to spent his free time with sport and his family.
Michel Wirt
Treasurer
Vivian is maybe the most creative part in the board of YPY Germany. She studied Industrial Design until 2014 before joining beiderbeck designs in Bremen as a Yacht Designer. The studio is one of the few german yacht design offices and spans its service from the first sketch to full technical support on site.
Vivian Pötter
Secretary
Head of Marketing & Sales Series Yachts at Wolz Nautic GmbH & Co. KG
André joined the yachting industry in 2013 when he started working for Wolz Nautic, one of the world’s leading companies in the field of teak decking and marine wood solutions for series production boats and superyachts. He is one of the founding members of YPY Germany and also part of the „Deutsche Yachten“ network. Currently, as Head of Marketing & Sales Series Yachts, he is responsible for all marketing activities of Wolz Nautic and also the sales activities for series production boats until up to 40 meters.
André Hofmann
Sponsoring
Hendrik Bruns
Website & Social Media
Sascha Meinhardt
Events
Membership
YPY Germany charges a onetime admission fee of €25 and an annual fee of €120. Members will be invited to all meetings (including drinks and food) as well as to international events for instance at boat shows. First meeting is free!
Press
Learn more about YPY Germany from our interviews and articles.
Contact us
Young Professionals in Yachting / Germany e.V.
c/o Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG
Zum Alten Speicher 11
28759 Bremen
Join us at our next meeting
We offer both quarterly big events and in addition Regulars’ tables.
Hamburg, every 2nd Thursday of a month
Bremen, every last Tuesdays of a month
Düsseldorf, every first Tuesday of a month
Please check our events calendar for more details
You do not need to be member to attended, Your first meeting is free, or apply for full membership.