News archive

1. Frej – Wolfgang Hofmeister

   Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (Frej, Launchings), 4 comments

   Hi Björn, Some pictures of my recently completed Frej. I used red cedar and paulownia wood. Inside it is one layer carbon fibre, outside it's glass…

2. Frej – Marcel Rosefort

   Monday, October 21, 2024 (Frej, Launchings), 0 comments

   "Hi Björn, Finally I have build the M-version.Thaanks for designing a really fine kayak! I used it with Paulownia resulting in 16kg. Frej turns extre…

3. Two new Frej

   Friday, September 13, 2024 (Frej, Launchings), 0 comments

   Early this summer Gerald Schlemmer launched his new Frej – an impressive piece of craftsmanship: "Hi Björn, we had the boat christening last Friday…

4. Nanoq – Rune J. Meijer

   Tuesday, June 11, 2024 (Launchings, Nanoq), 0 comments

   "Hi Björn. It was nice to meet you in person during the Panthera event in Denmark. Some more months have passed since, and yesterday I launched my Na…

5. A very light Frej – Björn Andersson

   Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (Frej, Launchings), 8 comments

   ”Hej Björn Båten är förlängd till 520, byggd i Paulownia, lättaste sorten. Egentligen avsedd för allra lättaste typen av alpina topptursskidor. Gjord…

6. Hunter – Paul Winkel

   Sunday, May 5, 2024 (Hunter, Launchings), 1 comments

   "Hi Björn, I'm So happy with my Kayak, It's ready and I have also done the first tour. It was a river tour on a small river with shallow water in the…

7. Spray – Mark Tremorrow

   Saturday, October 7, 2023 (Launchings, Spray), 0 comments

   Bjorn, After about 10 months of work, the wooden surfski ‘Spray’ is now complete. Took it out for initial on-water trials on our local lake last week…

8. A new Spray in Canada – Mark Trevorrow

   Wednesday, August 9, 2023 (Launchings, Spray), 0 comments

   "Bjorn, After about 10 months of work, the wooden surfski ‘Spray’ is now complete. Took it out for initial on-water trials on our local lake last wee…

9. Nanoq – Naomi McKay

   Monday, July 10, 2023 (Launchings, Nanoq), 0 comments

   Naomi McKay in British Columbia has built and launched a beautiful Nanoq. The mail below was addressed to me as the designer, to Rod Tate (Orca Boats…

10. Frej – Celso Mera

    Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (Frej, Launchings), 0 comments

    "Hi Björn , Little by little from absolute beginner to a beginner :-). I have a footrest bulkhead with foam that changed from 5cm to only 3cm, I thin…