Guillemot

Finally splashed June 2010. Kayak is not finished, but it is a boat. Still need to add many of the finishing touches including bulkheads. The 'yak has flush hatches with internal bungees, a Seattle Sports seat, Seadog foot braces and custom made grab handles. I need to finish the handles, change the ropes and put on a minimal set of deck lines. She sits very nice in the water and seems to paddle well although I am new to kayaking so have nothing to compare it to.

My first strip-built kayak. I built it in the winter/spring of 2004. I've since built over 15 kayaks and/or canoes. http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/

Maybe the first Guillemot in Slovakia ...

Hi there Nick !

Thank You for inspiring us with the beautiful kayak designs. The kayaks
that You have designed, are very appealing to us because of the slender
lines . We decided to built the Guillemot-design, because we thought that
it was the best and the most appealing to our eyes. The materials that we
used was fir, thermotreated aspen and mahogany.
The built took about 6 months and about 140-180 hours of work .
We used the facilities of an old paint shop, that was perfect for
building two kayaks in it. First kayak was completed 2005 and last 2009.

Hi there Nick !

Thank You for inspiring us with the beautiful kayak designs. The kayaks
that You have designed, are very appealing to us because of the slender
lines . We decided to built the Guillemot-design, because we thought that
it was the best and the most appealing to our eyes. The materials that we
used was fir, thermotreated aspen and mahogany.
The built took about 6 months and about 140-180 hours of work .
We used the facilities of an old paint shop, that was perfect for
building two kayaks in it. First kayak was completed 2005 and last 2009.

My first kayak build was a Guillemot for my wife. She's constructed of white pine, red oak, Douglas fir, and, of course, western red cedar. I cut the strips from locally purchased lumber on a bandsaw and milled the bead and cove on a homemade router table. For directions, I used only "The Strip Built Kayak" by Nick Schade and the "KBBB" also supplied by Nick. I lofted the forms from the table of offsets in Nicks book. This is a very good choice for a first effort. Her name is "Arcturus".

Will the boat go straight forward.

Maiden trip -
website: http://home.hccnet.nl/a.g.affourtit/

Started to build a second Guillemot. See website.

see website: http://home.hccnet.nl/a.g.affourtit/
(Dutch language)