Jade Boats Story

Ever Since I Was a Child, I Have Had the Mind of a Boat Builder

I never wanted to fit into a mold made by someone else and instead have gone where my instincts take me. For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the water. My father always said that “what we cannot buy, we will make ourselves”. Even before I was born, my father was building a boat out of steel in our backyard. The boat was eventually named Jaakko. Later, he built me my first very own boat. So it isn’t that surprising that I often return to my memories of childhood summers and times spent on the water. As a child, I would follow my father at his workshop, tinkering with odds and ends. I picked up my engineer father’s precision and crafting skills, and I first thought I would become an engineer as well. But working with my hands always attracted me more.