At last it is time to launch these vessels and see how they perform. The first will be a family-only “soft” launch event. Later I’ll schedule a public “launch party”.

It is a relief… to be finished with cutting out the panels. I anticipated it would be challenging but it took much longer than I expected.

It’s time to start the project by ordering plans and materials! I narrowed down my choices but still agonized over the final decisions.

I’ve been dreaming of owning a fast, light kayak for years…decades really. I got the bug shortly after moving to Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf coast in 2000.

I’m not the only builder who has documented their stitch-n-glue kayak project.