Guillemot Kayaks - Night Heron

Night Heron Design Family

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 13:17:32 -0400

The Night Heron family of kayaks grew out of the Guillemot family of designs as I started venturing out in to rougher conditions. The Greenland Inuit influence is more explicitly evident with sharper, more angular end shapes, lower back decks and more steeply raked cockpit.

The Night Heron family differs from traditional Inuit designs by maintaining a full waterline shape out to the ends instead of the "pinched" ends that are characteristic of the skin on frame kayaks made by the Greenlanders. The fuller ends create a long effective waterline giving the Night Heron good efficiency at high speeds. The volume distribution results in a boat that surfs very easily. This is further helped by a chine that starts up soft near the bow and hardens up at the cockpit and behind.

Petrel

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:17:37 -0400

A new rough water play kayak

Hybrid Night Heron - High Deck

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:09:51 -0400

A beautiful hybrid for taller paddlers

Hybrid Night Heron

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:09:02 -0400

The beauty of a strip-built deck with the quick construction of a stitch and glue hull

Greenland Night Heron

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:05:31 -0400

A responsive boat for Greeland style aficionados

Stitch and Glue Night Heron

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:04:44 -0400

A capable high performance sea kayak built using the stitch and glue method

Night Heron - High Deck

Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:53:52 -0500

The same as the regular Night Heron but with more leg room

Night Heron

Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:50:18 -0500

A fast, responsive sea kayak for open water and close to shore