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Stefan’s double-paddle canoe

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

I want to share a couple pictures of this especially nice Cape Falcon double paddle canoe built by Stefan in Switzerland. The shaping on this one is perfect and I can tell from the pictures on his account that he started with some really nice bending wood. I always encourage anyone considering building a larger...

Video: Kayak catamaran performance on different points of wind

July 2022June 2023Leave a comment

A bunch of people have asked how the kayak catamaran performs on different points of wind so here’s a few video clips. Here we are sailing through Hood River and the usual gauntlet of interesting wind powered contraptions. The wind is blowing about 12 to 16 gusting to 20 which is nice conditions. Plenty...

Video: More skin on frame kayak catamaran madness

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

More skin on frame kayak catamaran madness, just a wee bit overpowered here… This is a case of conditions dramatically exceeding the forecast (forecast 16 gusting to 21, reality 25 gusting to 45) and we had a long conference that morning talking about risks and contingencies before making the decision to go for it....

Video: Second day testing the kayak catamaran on a multi-day trip

July 2022June 2023Leave a comment

Second day testing the kayak catamaran on a multi day trip. These are pretty much ideal conditions which is why we were able to fly the Skydio drone. Liz is steering and I’m flying the drone. Wind is blowing about 8mph boats are going about 4-5mph. Ditched the center sail yesterday after a somewhat...

Video: First multi day trip in the kayak catamaran

July 2022June 2023Leave a comment

First multi day trip in the kayak catamaran. Wind speed 10-15. Current 1-2mph against us. Total sail area 3.17 sq meters. Boat Speed 5-6mph. Not bad…. ...

So this is the madness I’m working on right now

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

So this is the madness I’m working on right now: A square sail to go between the masts of the kayak catamaran for those low wind days. Visibility seemed like a good idea. My health is is pretty dodgy at the moment, but I’m hoping I can try this thing soon. ___ This post...

Congratuations Lisa on paddling the MR340 in your LPB!

July 2022June 2023Leave a comment

Huge congratulations to my friend and Cape Falcon Kayak builder Lisa who just finished the MR340 in her LPB in 75 hrs with a 7.5mph average speed. She finished 14th in the solo female division! If you’re not familiar with the MR340 it’s a 340 mile long race along in Missouri River across the...

Lovely triple nesting canoe build from Joel in Ireland

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

I want to share this lovely triple nesting Cape Falcon canoe build from Joel in Ireland. Initially Joel contacted me just wanting to build a couple of tandems but I always encourage people to build a smaller solo first to get familiar with the system. He took my advice and later said it really...

Timelapse: Sewing simple kayak sails

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

Just a quick timelapse video of me sewing simple kayak sails. Doing this gives me tremendous respect for anyone who does any sort of ‘real’ sewing. The nice thing about time lapse is that I can edit out all the times that Liz had to come help me with the machine…...

Video: Slowly sailing past stuff…. Not ideal sail testing conditions

July 2022July 2023Leave a comment

Slowly sailing past stuff…. Not ideal sail testing conditions....

Sails. So we’re doing this again.

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

So we’re doing this again. I’m determined to get the Cape Falcon sailing system over the line by the end of August. Testing is a bit tricky these days with the spinal instability but I think I can still sit and steer. I’m still working with variations on the flat cut sail to make...

Video: Rattlesnakes near camp

July 2022July 2023Leave a comment

Just wanted to share this great clip of a Northern Pacific Rattlesnake that Liz took while filming the river kayak on our last camping trip. If you turn the sound on you can hear the river. I didn’t see this one because I was in a kayak, but I saw them every day that...

On YouTube: Our West Greenland kayak, in detail

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

After four months of shooting and editing, we just launched the explainer video for the new West Greenland Kayak design on Cape Falcon Kayak YouTube channel. For those of you who didn’t follow the design progression of this kayak, basically I mixed and matched features from all the collected museum examples of early 20th...

Video: My skin on frame kayak de-watering and re-entry technique

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

This is my skin on frame kayak de-watering and re-entry technique. I can do this in a medium volume Greenland kayak in mild conditions, and in one of my modern kayaks in moderately rough conditions. To make this work you need either the buoyancy from a dry suit or a high-volume PFD, and a...

Video: East Greenlandic kayak replica built by Harvey Golden

July 2022September 2022Leave a comment

Check out this older style East Greenlandic kayak replica I borrowed from Harvey Golden for an upcoming video project. As far as we know the Lc.148 is the only surviving example of the pre-contact type of East Greenlandic kayak. It is listed as being first collected in 1842 in south Greenland roughly 40 years...