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Hans started kayaking when he was 12 years old at Lake
Malaren, one of Sweden's largest lakes, the same lake on which the old
Viking city of Birka lays. He later sailed different boats such as the
Moth, Intentional Fireball, and IC-Sailcanoe. His first keelboat was
a 15sqm Skerry Cruiser.
Over the past 10 years, Hans has designed and built
his own kayaks and canoes and this year became a member of the Swedish
Yacht Designer Association.
When Hans is not designing or paddling boats, he works
as a Mechanical Designer at a steel plant and designs both fiberglass
and cedar strip boats for companies similar to Newfound Woodworks in
Sweden. He is currently working on more kayak designs and a skiff to
be added to Newfound Woodworks' line-up.
Visit Hans' website at Friedel
Design.
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Hans, on the right, providing assistance for Tim Madan, our in-house computer expert
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