Nick Schade’s course teaches strip-planked boatbuilding, creating two designs: the Adirondack Guide Boat and the microBootlegger Sport sea kayak.
Events
Upcoming Events
Elements of Coastal Kayaking II @WoodenBoat School
Jun 15, 2025Sea kayaking course covers strokes, braces, maneuvering, safety, navigation, and more. Students can bring their own kayaks or try Nick’s high-performance designs.-
The WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport
Jun 27, 2025Guillemot Kayaks joins Chesapeake Light Craft in the WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, CT, showcasing boats and providing demonstrations on construction techniques. The show features over 100 wooden boats, maritime art, antiques, tools, books, and nautical gear.
Events You Missed
Meet at the Beach 2011
Jun 4, 2011Kayak Builders Gathering
This annual gathering of kayak builders and people interested in home-built kayaks has been going for over 10 years. People drive from all around the North East to see what people have made over the winter. This is a good chance to see finished boats in person.
OkoumeFest at Chesapeake Light Craft
May 13, 2011Every year since 1998 Chesapeake Light Craft has been hosting a gathering of small boat builders. On Friday they have an open house at their shop with demonstrations and a cookout. On Saturday it is on a beach on Chesapeake Bay.
Build Your Own Kayak Paddle at CVSW
Feb 23, 2011
If you have a wooden kayak, you really need a wooden paddle. In this 5 evening class students will build their own laminated wood kayak paddle.Build a Strip-Planked Kayak and Canoe at CVSW
Jan 15, 2011NEW
A guide to constructing small boats with wood strips and epoxy.
Strip-Planking Workshop
Oct 30, 2010This one day workshop at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking in Manchester CT will provide interested boatbuilders a solid overview of the strip-planked method of building small boats.
Fine Woodstrip Canoe Construction at the WoodenBoat School
Sep 5, 2010I am privileged to take over the reins for this class from Ted Moores who had taught at the WoodenBoat School for 17 years. Ted is a godfather to all those who now build small boats using the strip-planked, fiberglass and epoxy method.
