Markus
Graf
Rowing, boat building
Boat builder for racing shells.
Markus Graf grew up in Berlingen and Steckborn am Untersee, where he also spent his entire school days. This was followed by a 4-year apprenticeship as a boat builder at the Heinrich boatyard in Kreuzlingen and a 5-year apprenticeship as a racing shell builder for the Stämpfli company in Zurich. He has been an independent boat builder in Kreuzlingen since 1986. In 1996 he built a new shipyard and since then has been the host for the Bènèteau company’s Bodensee agency (sailing and motor yachts).