Category: 66 Canoe

New video up on the YouTube channel: Kayak vs Canoe: Which one should you build? (Or which one should you build first!) ...a quick overview of the pros and cons of both boats and builds. ...

Video: Outfitting the 66 canoe

Seating, flotation, portage yoke, sails, outriggers.... All the bits and bobbles that turn a bare hull into a useable watercraft....

Video: A short overview of the canoe building process

To celebrate the release of our new online skin on frame canoe building course I took some time today to mix down a few short videos of the process. Enjoy!...

Sending this canoe and its nesting sister to Nepal

Put this canoe and its nesting sister on the truck today for the first leg of their journey to Nepal. There they’ll meet up with Tom and Kyle of The Weight We Carry, who are portaging them up to Everest base camp to raise awareness for mental health, and to raise funds to build...

On YouTube: a visual walkthrough of the entire process of building a skin on frame canoe

New video up on the YouTube channel: a visual walkthrough of the entire process of building a skin on frame canoe, from selecting the wood to paddling the boat. ...

Now that the canoe plans are out, let’s talk variations.

Now that the canoe plans are out, let’s talk variations. Originally designed as a pack canoe system, it expands successfully to full-size solo canoes (minus tumblehome) and there is no reason it can’t extend to full size doubles or even small rower/sailers. There is no possible way I could build all the various canoes...

Announcing the launch of our canoe plans and instructional videos

Plans and instructional videos launched this week for our new skin-on-frame canoe building system, the 66. Originally envisioned as a lightweight double-paddle pack canoe, the 66 evolved into a complete canoe building system that gives you the freedom to change the width, the depth, the rocker, the sheer, and the hull shaping with easy...

What goes into creating a skin-on-frame canoe building video course

What goes into creating a skin-on-frame canoe building video course and plan set? A reasonable quality video lighting and audio set up and an inordinate amount of time tinkering with aforementioned gear. A million takes of me saying the same thing over and over until it looks sort of professional. Editing those takes until...

Video: Chasing little waterways

I’ve always enjoyed chasing little waterways that most people don’t even notice. A 17 pound pack canoe makes ridiculous adventures like this creek entering the Columbia River worthwhile....

Pair of nesting pack canoes for sale (SOLD)

I build a LOT of prototypes when working on new designs. This latest pair of nesting pack canoes needs a new home. The larger canoe is 11’8” x 27.5” 18lbs. The smaller canoe is 11’ x 26” 17lbs. The larger one is a nice size for someone up to 185 lbs, the smaller for...

Video: Ghosting along at 2 mph on a mostly windless day

Ghosting along at 2 mph on a mostly windless day.......

Video: Canoe self rescue practice

The only way to know if your self rescue is actually going to work in real life conditions is to practice a LOT. Through endless repetition in all kinds of conditions you figure out what works and what doesn’t and solve all the little problems BEFORE you discover them in real life emergency. My...

Video: A glassy paddle in the Columbia River Gorge

It seems like every single time I need to test a new canoe sail this is what happens...you never see water this glassy in the Columbia River Gorge....

Various sailing bits and bobbles