Building the CLC Petrel SG & Petrel Play Kayak Kits
Chesapeake Light Craft captured this time lapse video of building the Petrel SG and
Blog posts and articles relating to the collaboration between CLC and Guillemot Kayaks.
Chesapeake Light Craft captured this time lapse video of building the Petrel SG and
Canceled Due to COVID
Better luck in 2021
Join me with Chesapeake Light Craft as OkoumeFest morphs into a full-on two-day waterfront celebration of small boat culture that will:
I'm headed to Chesapeake Light Craft to give a presentation at their annual open house and demo day called "OkoumeFest".
For more years than I care to remember wooden kayak enthusiasts have met at the beach at Bluff Point State Park in Groton, Connecticut. We will be gathering again this year. Come see what builders have made over the winter. Test paddle kayaks that you are interested in building. Talk to other people who like wooden kayaks.
Come to Annapolis, see the Chesapeake Light Craft shop, watch boatbuilding demonstrations and then try out boats. Okoumefest is held over two days, Friday is in Annapolis at the CLC shop, where there will be a tour of the facility (you can see there CNC machine cut kits), I will do a demonstration of some sort (usually how you shouldn't fiberglass outside in the sun), and others will demonstrate other techniques to build boats in less than favorable conditions. After the demonstrations there will be food. CLC hosts a BBQ.
Canoecopia in Madison, Wisconsin is the biggest paddle sport shows in the country and it is the perfect antidote to the middle-of-the-winter blues.
I will be attending the Wooden Boat Festival out in Port Townsend, Washington for the first time this year. I'm really looking forward to it. I've heard great things about it. The festival website says:
Join us and Cheseapeake Light Craft for an in-water demo at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, MA.