The Mainfurl Team

Steen has worked with yachts his whole life, participating in the Olympics in the Finn class and winning several international and national championships in multiple classes. From building dinghies, in 1973 he designed the successful Ylva, which, as a class, is still going strong. While working as a sail designer at Elvstrøm Sails, Nordic Mast asked Steen to be a part of their engineering team making aluminum and later on carbon masts. The past 20 years Steen developed an in-boom furling system which has become a popular product in modern yachting. Based on Steen’s experience the new Mainfurl is born.

Peter started sailing when he was a young boy and still has a profound fascination for the sea and the sport of yachting. He is rather competitive and loves to win when he races professionally, but even more so, he loves being on the water. Having worked in the yachting industry since 1994, Peter has a thorough insight into the different aspects of yacht building. He started his career as a sail maker, and since 1996 he has worked in sales for Elvstrøm Sails, Nordic Mast and North Sails.

Claus started sailing an optimist dinghy when he was 7. He loves the feeling of working together as a team that becomes more and more tight knit, the more time you spend together. He often spends three weeks of summer vacation with his family in their yacht. He loves this time together with his family and the feeling when the yacht sails at max speed. Claus used to be a co-owner of a shipyard, which has giving him a thorough insight into the profession of building ships. He is also a sailing instructor at a local sailing club.

Carsten Mikkelsen is an experienced lawyer and businessman who first started to sail later in life. But he was immediately fascinated by sailing and for many years he cruised the Scandinavian waters with his family every summer as well as taking part in some races including the ARC 2014 Atlantic crossing. His interest in sailing has also evolved into yacht financing. Carsten participated in the outlining of specifications for a new yacht, including the need for an outstanding furling boom. This work resulted in a contact to Steen Kjølhede where Carsten urged him to design such a boom, as this was not on the market yet. And with this contact, a new business adventure started.