Levator Boatworks

Levator Boatworks is a manufacturer of racing shells.
History.
Levator Boatworks Limited was launched in 1994, by boat builder - 
designer Jurgen Kaschper in London, Ontario, Canada. The company 
builds three series of single rowing racing shells.
The Racer Series are composite material boats designed for 
competitive racing rowing clubs and individuals.
The InStep Series are composite racing singles designed with 
Levator's innovation: the ergonomic InStep system that increases 
stability and reduces the amount of tuck required to get in and out 
of the shell. Levator Boatworks successfully developed the INstep 
system in 1996. This award-winning innovation changes the
cockpit design by lowering the centre portion of the seat deck to 
the keel to lower the center of gravity of the rower stepping into 
the boat. The INstep project was a collaboration between Levator and 
the University of Waterloo-Faculty of Architecture.
The Mahogany Series are advanced hybrid wooden shells, which combine 
modern carbon/kevlar/ with mahogany veneers. Levator Boatworks is one 
of the remaining commercial wooden rowing shell manufacturers 
remaining in the world.
In 2007 the Levator Boatworks moved production facilities to 
Dorchester, Ontario, east of London.