Three hundred and twenty-five wooden Dragons and a hundred and forty Knarrs from one Danish yard — which means a good many of the Knarrs racing on San Francisco Bay were built here.
- Founders
- The brothers Børge and Albert Børresen; first Dragon built 1935–36, apprenticeships completed 1938
- Sites
- Dragevej on Vejle Fjord; a second yard at Brønsodde, the former Ustrup Shipyard, from 1962
- Scale
- 325 wooden Dragons — 30 a year at peak in the early 1960s, with a workforce of about thirty; 140 Knarrs; 40 Finn dinghies for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics
- Recognition
- Royal Warrant Holder from 1967, after Crown Prince Constantine of Greece won Olympic gold in a Børresen Dragon in 1960
- Material
- Moved to fibreglass in 1971
- 1936–1971Dragons — 325 in wood
- —Knarrs — 140
Sourcing notes & unresolved questions
- Knarr production began in Norway at the Grimsøykilen and Kilen yards before Børresen took it up; total Knarr production is given as about 450 boats.
- No Folkboat production by this yard was confirmed.
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