Every year since 2000, Hans Jürgen Kaiser has been building a wooden boat with his own hand and has designed the lines himself. He sells it to one of his friends and reinvests the profits in the construction of another model, which will in turn be sold to a friend.
In 2009, after building a dozen models, he turned his hobby into a profession and created Kaiser Bootsmanufaktur, a construction site based in southern Germany, near the Danube. Its spécialité?? Custom wooden boats with a very sporty look.
The design - which he drew alone - is very pure and is available in units from 5 to 12 m. The boats are low on the water, with a large foredeck, a fairly pronounced inverted sheer on the bow, a livet characterised by a broken section, as seen on the latest IMOCA boats, and a seagull wing windscreen.
Each boat is made of wood and built by hand - it takes between 2 and 3 months to build. The hull is specially designed for each type of propulsion: thermal, electric or jet. Finally, the deck layout is left to the owner's free choice and can even accommodate two berths and a toilet inside. A bimini comes standard.
Rate: 109,000 euros excl. tax
"Every boat should be simple and fun, but above all fast. Our 6-metre model reaches 86 km/h with 115 horsepower. Our fastest model reaches a speed of 120 km/h. That's because our boats are light. For example, our 20-foot model weighs only 1,500 pounds with a 115-horsepower outboard motor." explains Hans Jürgen Kaiser.
Approved in category C, these dayboats are mainly used in rivers or lakes but can sail on the sea, flat of course. With a trailer system specially developed for these models (up to 8.50 m), boats can be easily transported lying on their side.
Today, the yard has delivered nearly 72 boats, mostly in Austria with electric propulsion.
