More photos from Wit in Bangkok, Thailand, who just skinned his second Cape Falcon pack canoe, ribbed with rattan (the other is ribbed with oak). Here he shows both canoes, 25 and 23 inches wide, next to a traditional Thai boat 19 inches wide, that is no longer used due to the swamping effect...
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A student ramps up the adventure factor in his
A student ramps up the adventure factor in his new pack canoe. I approve....
Video: On the water with the F1 and a solo canoe
Like every boatbuilding medium, skin on frame has advantages and disadvantages, but the ability to build rapidly and cheaply without forms or molds is a potent evolutionary force. When designing a new boat I start with a random stab at my goal, try it out, and then start chipping away anything extraneous. It usually...
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Liz and I making sure the boats still float
Liz and I making sure the boats still float and getting some nice images along the way. We switched between the smallest nesting/sailing canoe and her new F1....
One of my favorite things is seeing boats pop
One of my favorite things is seeing boats pop up on the Cape Falcon map in countries without any other builds yet! It’s interesting to see how people solve material challenges in various parts of the world. Wit, an architect and sculptor from Bangkok, Thailand, recently spent a couple weeks building this pair of...
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Things are a bit insane at Cape Falcon Kayak right now
Between filling orders, supporting students, building custom kayaks, working on several kayak video projects, and updating all the video courses and plans, things are a bit insane at Cape Falcon Kayak right now. I’m working on so many things at once that I literally don’t have time to snap photos or talk about any...
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Video: Testing the light sail rig on the canoe catamaran
Had the light sail rig (carbon masts and rip stop sails) out for some testing last night on the canoe catamaran. I was definitely cringing when a couple of the gusts approached 20 but so far neither of the carbon fiber masts have snapped. 5 mph in roughly 10mph of wind ain’t bad performance...
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Jonathan’s nesting double-paddle canoes
Just a couple nice pictures from Jonathan of Widgeon Woodcraft, who just finished a pair of nesting double-paddle canoes. They are 14’ x 30” and 13’4” x 28.5”. Thanks for the pictures Jonathan and congratulations!...
On YouTube: Sailing, rowing and catamaran modifications to the nesting canoes
For anyone who is interested I just posted a new video on the Cape Falcon Kayak YouTube channel going over all of the latest sailing and rowing and catamaran modifications to the latest batch of nesting canoes. ...
Student-built solo canoe and a week in the boundary waters
I’m starting to get some trip reports back from people taking the latest generation of full-size canoes on trips. This one just finished a week in the boundary waters. It is 14‘8“ long, and 29” wide and was piloted by a larger person with gear. It was probably a little undersized but still manageable....
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Video: the canoe schooner
One of the first things I tried when I was building the pack canoe system was to take both of the sails from a set of nesting canoes and put them on one boat in a schooner configuration. The result was an aggravating contraption with no practical utility, so I shelved the idea until...
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Another canoe from Gabe
About a month and a half ago expert bamboo fly rod builder Gabe Batson signed up for our online canoe building course and started burning through canoe builds in rapid succession. On this third build and the one before it Gabe has been pushing my shaping formula to create much fuller-bodied boats than I...
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Video: Rowing and sailing the canoes
My life is lived in tiny adventures. A couple nights ago it was 15 minutes upwind and 7 minutes back, this time with Liz and I sailing separately. The easiest way to sail these canoes with the rowing rig attached is just to let the oars trail in the water leaning back in the...
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Video: Another clip from Sunday evening on the water.
Another clip from Sunday evening on the water. Full details in previous post. I like the sound on this one....
Video: Testing the new canoe catamaran, oar, and sail rigs
Tested the new canoe catamaran, oar, and sail rigs on the river last night. It’s very easy for canoe rigs to become unusable contraptions so I’m pleased that this whole setup felt tight and clean on the water. I got the idea for the new catamaran boards from Uwe, who built a couple of...
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