Had a great time as usual with Kurt and Anton, got to paddle in rain and wind.. Always fun! No lightning in it or we would have called it quits. On Saturday, I tried a roll, and it was one of those were EVERTHING went wrong. Oh well, that’s what [...]

Went paddling on Saturday with Tony and Kurt and again Monday morning with Tony.
Aside from my legs falling asleep Saturday everything went well and we had a good time. Hopefully Kurt will post a short review of my Sea Tour . Many thanks to Kurt for the tips on bracing and [...]

Hello Everyone, 
After a lot of mucking around I finally got back to building. I have mounted the front and rear end pieces.
The rear was quite easy but the front took some thinking (that’s code for looking at how others do it).
I was lucky to have noticed the more steps required in the main backbone the [...]

I went kayaking with Kurt Maurer yesterday, always a fun and learning experience.
I’ve been trying to get my roll down and to build a bit more confidence. While playing in the shallows, working on the hip snap, Kurt said “that hip snap was pretty weak” so I did another and promptly went all the [...]

Finally finished up the rear rigging on the SeaTour. I’ve also got Pedro style carry handles fore and aft. That’s Hannah’s paddle tucked under the rigging. I may carry it along as a spare this weekend. My paddle (not pictured) is hanging from the rafters with a fresh coat of varnish [...]

After merciless prodding and cajoling from Kurt Maurer, I finally got more padding and a better seat in the Sea Ranger. Ya see, Kurt has very tender knees and other body parts so I had to put a little padding in to ease the pain. (I figured he would get calloused up a [...]

Sorry about being so late on this trip report, but I have been paddling and working other projects.
On August 12th, seven of us set out from Sea Wolf park for a 12 to 13 mile circumnavigation of Pelican Island. Of the 7 kayaks, 3 were strip built wood kayaks and of the 7 paddles [...]

driftwoodkayak
An amazing greenland style kayak built out of drift and found wood.
It was with uncertainty that I contemplated building a kayak with hand tools out of found wood. To help with the project I collaborated with Kiliii Yu, hunter, forager, and native skills expert. http://www.dancinghawk.com Together over the course of [...]

Went to the lake with the family and a good friend today. I’m getting more comfortable in the SeaTour and had a blast paddling around the little inlet. I don’t think I’m ready for real waves yet but probably soon. We’re heading out again tomorrow morning before it gets crowded.
Here’s a picture [...]

I started rigging the kayak today. I finished the tabs for the deck rigging and paddle park. I also carved a ball from a block of WRC for the park/handle and sanded the toggles for the deck rigging. I’ll finish the front rigging tomorrow and with any luck actually get to paddle [...]