Niels Helleberg

Born in Copenhagen, he served as a First Lieutenant in the Danish Army. Certified as a Master Boatwright and Navigator, he took a degree in Naval Architecture from Elsinore Institute in Denmark. He managed new construction at Hundested Boatyard prior to his emigration to Boston in 1971, whereupon he embarked upon a distinguished career with John G. Alden Naval Architects that spanned four decades.