Congratulations to Claire Dibble who just finished her 1200 mile 110 day source-to-sea journey down the Columbia River in a Cape Falcon F1 kayak that she built. Claire is an accomplished artist, photographer and adventurer. To see photographs, maps, and an explanation of the purpose and concept of the trip visit her website: watershedmoments.art...
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Some of our favorite skin-on-frame photos: Tom’s F1 in Lake Powell
We’re sharing some of our favorite skin-on-frame photos from the last 15 years while we build the tiny house. (Check out @actuallytiny). Tom paddles his F1 kayak through the sandstone moonscape of Lake Powell. Whether it’s days on the Green River through Canyonlands National Park or lower down on Lake Powell, paddling through slick...
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Paddling the Columbia River from source to sea in an F1 kayak
I am proud to share that artist and photographer Claire Dibble has begun her 1200 mile source-to-sea voyage on the Columbia River in a Cape Falcon F1 Kayak she built herself. Below I have copied text from her website explaining the details and the purpose of the journey in her own words. You can...
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Some of our favorite skin-on-frame photos: Ryc and Mona in their F1 kayaks
We’re sharing some of our favorite skin-on-frame photos from the last 15 years while we build the tiny house. (Check out @actuallytiny). It’s strange to be old enough now to have a real sense of the passage of time. I took this picture of my friends Ryc and Mona Over 10 years ago in...
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Some of our favorite skin-on-frame photos: Checking the lines on an F1
We’re sharing some of our favorite skin-on-frame photos from the last 15 years while we build the tiny house. (Check out @actuallytiny). Here Tom and I are checking out the very intentionally unfair lines of my F1 kayak design. Visually the curves seem to flow nicely when the kayak is finished but a lot...
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Nick’s dazzle-patterned F1 kayak
Wanted to share some photos of this super cool F1 paint job done by wooden boat builder Nick Gates in the UK. The pattern was inspired by WWI “dazzle camouflage” which purportedly made it harder for submariners to target enemy ships. It’s not clear how long paint will stick to the polyurethane, so it...
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F1 kayak for sale (SOLD)
Update: SOLD Well, it was bound to happen eventually, after 17 years of building custom boats on the honor system somebody finally flaked out on an order and this beautiful custom F1 now needs a home at a deeply discounted price. I generally don’t take any payment until someone paddles their boat and is...
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A house full of custom kayaks ready to ship
A bit of a full house today with 5 new F1 kayaks ready to ship out. Each one is custom sized and outfitted for the user. My longtime friend Tom Moen handles all the commissions these days so I can stay focused on design. Tom is an accomplished boat builder outside of the work...
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On YouTube: Kayak vs canoe, which one should you build?
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. ...
Claire stopped by a few weeks ago to test
Claire stopped by a few weeks ago to test paddle an F1. She’s building her own this winter for a solo kayak journey from source to sea on the Columbia River next summer. She’ll spend 3 months paddling 2000 kilometres between Canal Flats BC and Astoria Oregon, documenting the journey in photographs and an...
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Lukas’s F1 kayak
It’s been all canoes, all the time the last few weeks while we prep the building course for release, but check out this F1 built by Lukas in Vermont, from our kayak building course and plans. Lukas documented his whole build on the Student Builds blog on our website. We love to see the...
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Custom built F1 kayak, headed home with its new owner
Custom built F1 kayak, headed home with its new owner....
Lance putting the new demo F1 through its paces
Lance putting the new demo F1 through its paces....
David’s F1 kayak build
Check out the excellent build that David has been documenting on his feed. Really solid build - it's always such a pleasure to watch students' boats coming together....
You know that saying about the cobbler’s kids?
You know that saying about the cobbler’s kids never having shoes? For the first time in a very long time, I’m building *my* ideal F1. This surf-optimized F1 will be the new Cape Falcon demo boat, available for test paddles if you’re passing through Portland. I always like to see folks try out one...
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