Meet at the Beach 2021
Join as for this annual casual gathering of kayak builders:
at Bluff Point State Park Groton, Connecticut.
Jun 05, 2021
Rocks, Surf, Race with Sea Sherpa
Pre-season sea kayak instructional along the scenic Connecticut/Rhode Island coast. This event is geared towards advanced beginners to solid intermediate open water paddlers.
May 14, 2021
Staining the Recess - microBootlegger Sport - E30
Pre staining the cockpit recess so it will match the rest of the boat.
Plans Price Increase
If you received my last newsletter, it will not be a surprise that we are raising our plans prices. We have held our prices constant for the past 15 or so years, but over that time the cost of printing has increased by over 50% and other business expenses have also increased.
RoboBevel Tool Prices and Shoulder Planes
Starting a Small Manufacturing Business
One of the things about operating as a small business is, you don't know how your business will operate until you start doing it.
Announcing Canoe Plans from John Winters and Green Valley Boat Works
I'm honored to be able to offer Canoe Plans from John Winters and Martin Step
Oh No! The Deck and Hull Don't Fit
It is very common that the deck and hull don’t match when you go to put them together. Maybe humidity got to the wood between glassing the outside and the inside or, the opposite, the wood dried out. Or it could be that the deck or hull sagged a bit while sitting on the saw horses.
On-The-Water Kayaking Classes
Nick Schade is a Registered Maine Guide and with over 40 years of kayaking experience he knows how to use a kayak and can teach you to do the same.
Fine Strip-Planked Boat Building Class at WoodenBoat School
If you want to build a lightweight, rugged, and beautiful small boat, combining thin strips of wood with epoxy and fiberglass will make a cartoppable, low-maintenance, and gorgeous vessel. Nick Schade has been building strip-built boats for over 30 years.
Jun 13, 2021
Elements of Coastal Kayaking with Nick Schade - At WoodenBoat School
I am very excited to announce that I will be teaching a week-long on-the-water sea kayaking class in Maine in the summer of 2021. If you have one of my designs, or you are interested in learning how to handle a sea kayak on the ocean, this is your chance to gain some great experience, while enjoying one of the prettiest places to paddle in the world.
Jul 18, 2021