Greenland Night Heron

A responsive boat for Greeland style aficionados
Greenland Style Sea Kayak Night Heron
Night Heron Greenland Style Sea Kayak Plans
Mark Schoon Night Heron

Many of the Greenlandic rolling techniques are easiest if you can get your body low down to the water in a layback position. The lower center of gravity requires less effort to right the boat. The deck of this design has been lowered behind the cockpit to ease layback rolls and the cockpit is shorter to allow bracing anywhere under the foredeck. The hull is still the same as the standard Night Heron so the performance will be similar.

Included in the Plans:

  • Six 24" x 36" [61cm x 91cm] Drawing Pages including: An overall drawing, a full size "stacked" form drawing showing all the forms and then all the forms drawn individually and at full size. Also included are templates for the cockpit and coaming recess parts. 
  • Kayak Building Notes: These notes provide supplemental information such as bill of materials for each design.

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Body Plan Drawing
Night Heron Greenland Style Sea Kayak Body Lines
Profile Drawing
Night Heron Greenland Style Sea Kayak Profile Lines
Plan (Top View) Drawing
Night Heron Greenland Style Sea Kayak Plans Drawing

Features

Beginner Small Paddler Average Paddler Large Paddler Extended Tour Fishing Lakes and Rivers Open Water Racing Surf

Measurements

Length Ft Beam In Beam Gunnel (in) Waterline Length Ft Waterline Beam In Design Displacement Lbs Draft In Waterplane Area Sq Ft Wetted Area Sq Ft Surface Area Sq Ft Volume Cu Ft
18.00 20.00 16.20 19.50 247.40 3.80 17.70 21.20 49.00 10.30

Secondary Measurements

Prismatic Coefficient Block Coef Midship Area Coefficient Waterplane Area Coefficient Lateral Plane Coef Sinkage Moments to change trim 1 inch Righting Moment at 1 degree Vertical Center of Gravity above DWL
0.56 0.46 0.83 0.67 0.78 84.00 74.20 0.13 6.70

Stability Curves

Predicted Drag