Poul Molich passed away in his 88th year on March 15th. He was the finisher of many Halmatic moulded Challengers and Caravelles at his Hundested, Denmark yard, and builder of many fine wooden and fibreglass yachts to his own drawings and from the boards of some of the most famous names in yacht design. He enjoyed a very active retirement, working at the tools almost to the last.
Poul Molich 1918-2006
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There is a delightful twenty minute local TV career-review interview with the late Poul Molich - then very fresh in his 85th year - at
http://www.tvnordsjaelland.dk/tvnk_molic.wmv
In Danish of course.
I will try to post a translation, but that may take some time. At least I'll summarise the part from 5.05 mins. to 7.06 mins., when he talks of the busy period during the 60's and 70's when with his staff of c.55 he built/ finished c.120 yachts for U.S. clients to designs by John G. Alden and Sparkman & Stephens - after a chance meeting with an American dentist working in Germany.
He also talks about his early boatbuilding/ designing education influenced by Danish designer Aage Utzon (his famous architect son Jørn designed Sydney Opera House), the beginnings of his own yard, the designing and building of the Royal Danish Navy yawls "Svanen" (1960) and "Thyra" (1961), the Molich 10-Metre class, and his last work, the restoration of the Nordic Cruiser "Marsk" that he'd originally built in 1953. Includes views of Hundested Harbour and inside his yard.
http://www.tvnordsjaelland.dk/tvnk_molic.wmv
In Danish of course.
I will try to post a translation, but that may take some time. At least I'll summarise the part from 5.05 mins. to 7.06 mins., when he talks of the busy period during the 60's and 70's when with his staff of c.55 he built/ finished c.120 yachts for U.S. clients to designs by John G. Alden and Sparkman & Stephens - after a chance meeting with an American dentist working in Germany.
He also talks about his early boatbuilding/ designing education influenced by Danish designer Aage Utzon (his famous architect son Jørn designed Sydney Opera House), the beginnings of his own yard, the designing and building of the Royal Danish Navy yawls "Svanen" (1960) and "Thyra" (1961), the Molich 10-Metre class, and his last work, the restoration of the Nordic Cruiser "Marsk" that he'd originally built in 1953. Includes views of Hundested Harbour and inside his yard.
