Frederikssund dinghy

Jollen er bygget af eg på eg og har et lille ringdæk. Den er kendt for sine smukke linier, sin bjærgsomhed og for at være ekstremt velsejlende. Foto: Werner Karrasch
The dinghy is built of oak on oak and has a small ring deck. It is renowned for its beautiful lines and for being extremely seaworthy.

 

Frederikssund dinghy, from 1905

- a local fjord dinghy

Our goal is to be able to build these local fjord dinghys as they would have been built traditionally. This means that they should be built without using moulds as we normally do in 'modern' wooden boatbuilding, where we use drawings and thereafter, moulds, which are developed on the drawing board by a draughtsman.  

Traditional boatbuilders designed boats based on the individual customers needs and the prevailing local traditions and techniques. They built boats using the rule of thumb and their own experiences and knowledge, which was passed down from master to apprentice, generation after generation.