Kayak Plans

Guillemot Kayaks has been offering complete plans and instructions for building high performance wooden kayaks since 1993. Each kayak plan includes all the forms drawn out at full size and individually. No copying or lofting is required, just glue the plans to your form material and cut out around the lines. Each plan is printed out as an original to minimize any chance of errors being introduced in the reproduction process.

Each boat is meticulously designed in a process that typically takes several years of analysis, designing and testing. I am first and foremost interested on how the finished boat handles on the water and concentrate my design efforts towards making the best performing boats you can find. My years of paddling experience comes into play in every boat I design and my years of building boats ensures that the design will be something you can build and enjoy.

I want to make the building process as easy as possible. To that end my Book attempts to provide clear and concise instructions in building a strip-built boat building, but it is inevitable that some people are going to end up with questions while building their boat. Feel free to contact me via email or phone. I find email works well for building questions because it provides a written record that avoids memory failures when you get back to the project.

But one of the best resources to help people who are building a small boat is boat building section of my KayakForum discussion group. This site gets thousands of visitors a day, ranging from people who have never built a thing and have lots of questions and experienced, professional builders who have seen it all. Almost any question you have can be answered here quickly and comprehensively.

Dissatisfied

If you are dissatisfied with the plans for any reason, please return them in the original mailing tube for a full refund. The plans must be in the condition you received them, with no torn, wrinkled or soiled pages.

If the book does not meet your expectations, please put it in a padded envelope for a full refund. The book must be in good condition

If you don't like a t-shirt or sweat shirt, please return it un-worn for a full refund.

Please mail returns to the address below.

Wrong Item

If you received the wrong item by mistake, please call the phone number below or email us, we will ship out the correct item as soon as possible. We ask that you return the mis-shipped item at your earliest convenience.

Are you not average? Are you taller, shorter, heavier, or lighter than the "average" paddler? Do you have trouble finding a boat which fits comfortably? The practicalities of mass-produced boats makes it impossible make a standard product which will work for everyone. This forces most kayak builders to concentrate on the "typical" paddler. But if you are building your own boat or having one custom built, there is no reason to be tied down to a less-than-ideal design. I can create a custom design optimized for you.