Chris Earl

Chris started out as a young lad watching Maurice Gronlund, (and at times getting in the way), building and repairing wood boats on the Fraser River. He joined the yard in 1977 and fished commercially on his own boat in the summers. He was part of the crew when Maurice built the Ocean Twilight and the Ocean Radiant. Chris worked with Maurice until 1993 at which time Maurice retired and sold the shipyard to Chris.

Gronlund Boatworks continues to rebuild and maintain commercial and pleasure wooden vessels in a traditional yard where the smell of oakum and yellow cedar still perfumes the air. Chris adds an in-depth knowledge of West Coast workboats to the Classic Boat Festival.