The Crew

Steers TOPLICHT on course as its first woman on the bridge. Holds a Master’s degree in International Management, raised at the Oevelgönner Elbstrand, owner of a small flat-bottomed boat.

Gesa Thönnessen
Management

Many years of experience in woodworking and customer consulting – with TOPLICHT for 25 years. The calming presence on the phone.

Christian Boese
Technical Consulting, Order Processing

Master of ropes, wire, and rigging. An enthusiastic sailor since infancy. Knows practically everyone and everything. No splice too difficult, no rig too tall.

Jochen Gnass
Technical Consulting: Rigging, Ropework, Fittings

As an experienced businesswoman, she maintains excellent contact with our suppliers and customers. Has been sailing since childhood and, after restoring a tjalk, is often out on the water.

Anne Bunkus
Head of Purchasing, Consulting

Profession: Seaman and practitioner – has always been on board at TOPLICHT. Spends weekends on the Elbe aboard the HELENE.

Gunter Kersten
Sales, Technical Services, Heating Systems, Seamanship

The sailing Dutchman, always in good spirits. Extensive sailing experience on Atlantic voyages and various ships of the brown fleet.

Cees Bel
Purchasing, Technical Consulting, Heating Systems, Customer Support (Netherlands)

As a skilled commercial employee, she ensures in no time that the TOPLICHT shelves are never empty.

Dragana Cosic
Purchasing

Every package is in good hands with him. A colleague with strong delivery dedication.

Klaus Torba
Shipping Management, Sales

Wood boat builder and owner of a lovely A&R yawl. Active in the classic boat scene for many years.

Thomas "Tommy" Loewe
Technical Consulting, Sales

Incoming goods pass through her hands with expert skill and routine.

Antje Blank
Quality Control, Warehouse Management

Sailing merchant with years of professional experience in metalworking. Owner of a fast fiberglass classic.

Oliver Wolgast
Technical Consulting, Order Processing

Trained electronics technician, on the water since childhood, knows every cable line aboard the JOHANNA v. AMRUM.

Gerrit Ruempler
Technical Consulting, Sales, IT

Experienced sailor in the brown fleet. Watches over our warehouse conscientiously.

Daniela Sempert
Quality Control, Warehouse Management, Shipping

Warehouse specialist with many years of experience in the watersports mail-order trade.

Ronald Hackmann
Warehouse Management, Shipping

Boat builder, at TOPLICHT for decades. After a major voyage with his own boat in the Mediterranean, a devoted friend of the Greek islands.

Jan Meinecke
Catalog and Photo Editing, Sales

This Hamburg lad loves the North and wooden ships. Restores his Bornholm salmon cutter as meticulously as he watches over TOPLICHT’s finances.

Robert Patzwald
Payments, Accounting, Purchasing

Whether sail or steam, wood or steel – as a boat builder and textile specialist, she is at home in the maritime world.

Julia Pelz
Order Processing, Technical Consulting

As a freelance graphic designer, she oversees our layout with a sure hand – not just the catalog’s.

Merve Ohmes
Editorial, CI/CD

No email or return is too complicated. In daily customer contact worldwide.

Tade Köller
Sales

Boat builder, industrial engineer, and digital native with e-commerce experience. Tinkering with an ’80s Comfortina and a 1960s Swedish wooden motorboat.

Johannes Schwenger
Purchasing, Process Optimization

Master boat builder with extensive experience in wood and fiberglass construction. Owner of a self-built canoe yawl.

Marcus Nitsch
Order Processing, Consulting

The journalist also makes complicated things understandable. As a part-time liveaboard, he is refitting his almost 60-year-old steel yacht.

Stefan Schorr
Editorial, Technical Consulting

The trained boat builder attends to customers in the store with Spanish cheerfulness and lots of expertise.

Eduardo Onecha
Technical Consulting, In-store

Boat builder with work experience in Canada. Manages the paint department and sails a V-Jolle.

Alison Thiel
Editorial, Technical Consulting

Technically experienced volunteer firefighter. Training to become a logistics specialist.

Svenja Colberg
Warehouse, Shipping

Turns his hobby into his profession and is completing a dual study program at the Hamburg School of Business Administration.

Enno Stolzenberg

He keeps the door open for the entire TOPLICHT crew. He takes care of everything related to personnel.

Arne Tauchmann
HR Office

Learned to sail on the Alster, signed on with the youth cruise cutter Rasmus 7, and now sails on a Bandholm 24. Responsible for the TOPLICHT online shop.

Christian Bonnecke
Editorial, IT, Technical Consulting

With more than two decades of experience in the watersports industry in daily contact with our suppliers.

Gisela Meiselbach
Purchasing