Guillemot Kayaks boat designs
Nick Schade paddling his Petrel Play kayak
Fyne Boat Kits is the exclusive European agent for the Guillemot Kayaks boat designs by Nick Schade. His elegant strip-planked boats have excellent performance and show how beautiful wooden boats can be. His stitch-and-glue plywood designs match the performance of their strip-planked counterparts with aggressive style and distinctive puzzle-joints.
We offer a complete range of detailed plans for Nick Schade's boat designs, including kayaks, canoes and rowing boats and we offer kits for almost every one of them, including everything you need to build the boat. We have all the supplies needed to build a Guillemot boat from plans, including bead-and-cove cedar strips and high quality marine plywood, and a range of accessories for your completed boat.
Nick Schade is a world-renowned boat designer whose boats have featured in magazines and major museums, but most importantly Nick's boats are at home on the water.
Boat designs by Nick Schade
Coot
A handy little strip-planked wooden boat with a T-shaped rowing seat and a lot of capacity, making a good tender for a small yacht.
Great Auk
A range of simple, roomy and stable strip-planked sea kayaks with plumb ends, soft chines and a rounded bottom.
Great Auk Double
A tandem sea kayak that is efficient and capable for skilled paddlers but also comfortable for occasional paddlers.
Guillemot
A range of comfortably stable and manoeuvrable strip-planked sea kayaks with good all-around performance, efficient for making open water crossings yet responsive when close to shore.
Guillemot Double
A roomy, stable and comfortable tandem kayak suitable for beginner to intermediate paddlers.
Guillemot Fast Double
A fast, fun tandem kayak for high performance touring, suitable for experienced paddlers who don't want the compromises of a shorter and wider tandem.
Io Child's Kayak
A simple and fun child's kayak that can be built over the course of a weekend or two.
Matunuck
A lightweight surf kayak with terrific responsiveness and enough speed to catch the big waves.
microBootlegger Tandem
A roomy, efficient strip-built tandem kayak for cruising lakes and exploring bays.
microBootlegger Solo
A roomy yet efficient strip-planked kayak or decked canoe for relaxed paddling and exploration.
microBootlegger Sport
A high-performance recreational kayak with classic lines, rewarding for novices and skilled paddlers.
Mystery Racing Sea Kayak
A strip-planked touring and racing sea kayak optimised for maximum efficiency at race pace.
Mystic River Canoe
A 17-foot traditional wood-strip tandem canoe for day trips and light touring on rivers, ponds and lakes.
Night Heron Stitch-and-Glue
A high-performance plywood sea kayak with aggressive styling and great looks.
Night Heron Hybrid
A hybrid sea kayak that combines a high-performance plywood hull with a beautiful wood-strip deck.
Noank Pulling Boat
An efficient wooden sculling boat suitable for open water expeditions, using a drop-in sliding seat rowing unit.
Nymph
An ultra-light strip-planked pack canoe for solo paddling and fishing, that weighs less than ten kilos.
Petrel
A responsive, lightweight kayak suitable for day trips in rough water or exploring sheltered estuaries.
Petrel Stitch-and-Glue
The stitch-and-glue Petrel is a Greenland-style kayak with speed and refined handling that excels in surfing conditions.
Petrel Play
The strip-planked Petrel Play is a responsive and manoeuvrable 14-foot kayak for playing in surf, or a stable recreational boat for a novice paddler.
Petrel Play Stitch-and-Glue
The Petrel Play SG is a light and responsive 14-foot recreational kayak to suit a beginner for exploring lakes, or an expert surfing big waves.
Petrel Sport
A responsive 16 ft expedition kayak for rough water that is comfortable for larger paddlers.
Yukon Racing Sea Kayak
An endurance racing sea kayak for paddling long distances with minimum effort.
The Strip-Built Sea Kayak
All the information you need to build a sturdy, elegant strip-built sea kayak.
Building Strip-Planked Boats
Boat designer Nick Schade shows you how to strip-build dinghies, canoes, and other small boats.
Guillemot Retractable Skeg
A reliable retractable skeg for adjusting the tracking of your kayak, with an efficient surfboard fin shape and a jam-resistant mechanism.
Robo-Bevel Tool
An ingenious tool for strip-planking, it quickly and accurately bevels wooden strips for a tight fit.
Guillemot Kayak Paddle Plans
Make your own wooden kayak paddle that is light and strong and complements any wooden kayak.
Wooden Kayak Seat Plans
Plans for a contoured wooden kayak seat that is comfortable and the perfect match for a strip-planked kayak.
Guillemot Kayaks T-Shirt
Guillemot Kayaks T-shirt with a word cloud forming the Guillemot logo on the back.