Kyaw Htet Aung: Boat Building and… Crocodiles
Meet Kyaw Htet Aung;ย a Burmese boat builder and repairer. Kyaw is the vice-captain at Yangon Universities Boat Club. He races kayaks and carries out repairs for his team.
His current project is a single scull rowing boat which he will use to train and race on Lake Inya. His team won gold and bronze medals at Varsity Boat Race 2016 in Malaysia.ย His great work was stumbled upon on social media and he was happy to share hisย story!
Louis โย Can you make a living from building canoes?
Kyaw โ โYes โ If I could make a mould I think I could-ย if we had all the materials and enough equipment I think we could do everything!โ
Louis โย โSo you have already said that your current project is a single scull rowing boat; how long do you think it will take?โ
Kyaw โ โMaybe 2 weeksโ
Louis โ โWow thatโs faster than me! Have you made many before?โ
Kyaw โ โYes;ย our club canโt afford to buy new rowing boats. We have no money; we have no budget asย our government doesnโt support us. So if we want to buy or make boats, we have to find aย way to do itย ourselves.โ