Guillemot Kayaks Around the Web

We offer building plans and instructions so you can build your own small boat. We collaborate with Chesapeake Light Craft to offer complete kits for all our designs.

Meet Guillemot Kayaks

Nick and Guillemot Kayaks teach classes and attend public events throughout the year. Find out where Nick will be next.
Instagram

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Instructional Videos on YouTube

Nick Schade has made available decades of knowledge through his YouTube Channel.
Kayak, Canoe and Small Boat Plans

Complete plans and instructions to build high performance small boats.
Digital Plans for Download

Postage for paper plans keeps increasing. Guillemot Kayaks is offering select plans to download as PDF for printing and/or DXF files for programming CNC machines
Contact Nick

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Kits from Chesapeake Light Craft

Nick's designs are available as kits from Chesapeake Light Craft
New Plans: Petrel Sport

My latest sea kayak design, Petrel Sport SG, is a 16' x 21" active water sea kayak. The plans include drawings for both flush and rubber hatches. Full size drawings of all parts.
RoboBevel Tool

This innovative tool transforms the process of building a strip planked boat. Assuring tighter, cleaner joints between strips without using cove and bead.