Herman Ipsen Lund

Herman Ipsen Lund (August 22, 1890 – June 30, 1981) was a Danish-American boat builder and designer known for his sailboats and powerboats.

Personal life Lund was born on the island of Bornholm, Denmark in 1890. His father. Mathias Lund, was captain of the three-masted schooner, Veset, sailing between Denmark and ports in England, Sweden, and Russia.

Lund apprenticed to a boat builder at age 14 in his native Denmark. At age 18, he moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he obtained a boat-building job. At age 21, he and his uncle, Hans Hansen, founded Hansen & Lund Boatbuilders.

His training allowed him to transfer lines from half-hull models onto the full-sized project, a skill not universal among other builders. Lund extended this skill to create his own designs,

Career Lund became the sole proprietor of Hansen & Lund in 1913, upon the retirement of his uncle. Lund oversaw later refits of Niagara.

By 1950, Lund estimated that he had built about 150 boats both power and sail, when it passed to the next generation. Ultimately, the shop changed hands several times before it was razed in 2016 to make room for a parking lot.

1961 list of boats Lloyds reference number, yacht name, length, designer, type, year builtplainlist| 385 "Apache" 39' Philip L. Rhodes -- 27 Sloop 1939 1467 "Chanter" 42' Charles Mower -- Ketch 1939 "Njorth" 50 foot powerboat located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Built 1950 "Zorba" 47 foot powerboat located in Charleston, South Carolina. Built 1930