Canoe Plans

The wood-strip Bob's Special canoe makes a very stable fishing canoe

Bob's Special Canoe

A stable and comfortable canoe with classic lines, popular for solo paddling and activities such as fishing.

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The Champlain 16 is a classic recreational canoe for light touring, built using modern wood-strip planking

Champlain 16

A classic recreational canoe that is ideal for light touring for one or two paddlers.

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The Coppermine is an easy-to-paddle canoe with a small transom for an outboard motor

Coppermine 17

A touring canoe with a small transom for mounting an auxiliary motor. It can be paddled or motored with equal ease.

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The Cottage Cruiser is a mid-sized traditional touring canoe with good performance in a range of conditions

Cottage Cruiser Canoe

A mid-sized traditional-style touring canoe for intermediate paddlers looking for good performance in a range of conditions.

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The Freedom 15 is a modern, efficient wood-strip canoe for one or two paddlers

Freedom Canoe

A range of modern, efficient wood-strip canoes with good speed and manoeuvrability.

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The Freedom Solo is an efficient solo canoe for experienced paddlers, built using wooden strips

Freedom Solo Canoe

An efficient solo canoe for experienced paddlers, built using wood-strip planking.

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The Huron Cruiser is a traditional but sleek wood-strip canoe optimised for speed and manoeuvrability

Huron Cruiser

A traditional but sleek canoe optimised for speed and manoeuvrability.

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The Nomad 17 is a wood-strip canoe with traditional looks but easier to paddle

Nomad 17

A sleek tripping canoe that strikes a balance between tradition and easy paddling.

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The Peterborough Canadien from Bear Mountain Boats is a time-honoured canoe design in wood-strip planking

Peterborough Canadien 16

A classic and time-honoured canoe design for general-purpose paddling and light touring.

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The Prospector 16 is a strip-planked wilderness canoe that can carry a large load

Prospector 16

A strip-planked classic wilderness canoe with a large load-carrying volume and manoevrability in white water.

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The Ranger 15 is a 15-foot Prospector canoe with good all-round paddling characteristics

Ranger 15

A 15-foot wood-strip Prospector canoe with good all-round paddling characteristics.

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The Redbird is a light and fast day tripping canoe which performs well in most conditions

Redbird Canoe

A light and fast day tripping canoe for experienced paddlers, which performs well in most conditions.

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The Rob Roy solo canoe from Bear Mountain Boats is a classic solo canoe built using wood strip construction

Rob Roy Solo Canoe

A classic solo canoe of the style of the earliest recreational canoes, for double-bladed paddling.

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Mill Creek 16 canoe being paddled

Mill Creek 16.5

A tandem sea kayak with a cockpit so large that it is almost an open boat, with huge buoyancy. A very versatile boat that can be upgraded to row with a sliding seat or sail fast.

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Mill Creek 16.5 Hybrid kayak with a cedar-strip deck

Mill Creek 16.5 Hybrid

A large, versatile sea kayak with an attractive strip-planked deck and a wide open cockpit.

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microBootlegger spacious and efficient tandem kayak

microBootlegger Tandem

A roomy, efficient strip-built tandem kayak for cruising lakes and exploring bays.

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The Mystic River canoe is a traditional wood-strip tandem canoe for day trips and light touring on rivers, ponds and lakes

Mystic River Canoe

A 17-foot traditional wood-strip tandem canoe for day trips and light touring on rivers, ponds and lakes.

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Minimalist Cedar strip open canoe - Nymph

Nymph

An ultra-light strip-planked pack canoe for solo paddling and fishing, that weighs less than ten kilos.

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Sassafras 12 mkII ultralight clinker-style solo canoe

Sassafras 12

Clinker style solo canoe that looks very heavy but is light and easy to carry and paddle. A traditional canoe built using modern methods.

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Sassafras 16 mkII modern lightweight clinker-style tandem canoe

Sassafras 16

Clinker style tandem canoe that looks very heavy but is light and easy to carry and paddle. A traditional canoe built using modern methods.

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The Wood Duck Double is a compact tandem kayak built from a wooden kit

Wood Duck Double

A compact modern tandem kayak with a single large cockpit and the comfortable feeling of an open canoe. It is handsome and versatile.

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Mill Creek 13 canoe under sail

Canoe Sailing Options

Sailing upgrade to extend the range of a canoe.

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Drop-in canoe sailing lug rig by Michael Storer

Drop-in Canoe Sailing Rig Plans

A simple lug rig that can be added to an ordinary canoe or kayak to add the ability to sail.

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The Eureka canoe sailing with drop-in outriggers

Drop-in Outrigger Plans

Light and easily removable outrigger floats that turn a canoe or kayak into a formidable sailing boat or a stable fishing platform.

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Mini drop-in canoe outriggers by Michael Storer

Mini Drop-in Outrigger Plans

Small outriggers for a sailing canoe, to aid stability for learners and for extra safety for more adventurous sailing.

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Eureka is a lightweight classic touring canoe designed by Michael Storer

Eureka Canoe

A pretty, lightweight classic touring canoe.

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Simple home built Quick canoe from plans designed by Michael Storer

Quick Canoe

A very simple canoe that is easy and quick to build.

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Beth is a lightweight sailing canoe designed by Michael Storer

Beth Sailing Canoe

A light sailing canoe combining a traditional rig with a high speed hull.

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The Kombi is a dual-purpose wooden canoe for exciting sailing and paddling

Kombi Sailing Canoe

A truly dual-purpose wooden canoe for exciting sailing and family paddling.

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The Viola 14 is a lightweight sailing canoe with dinghy performance

Viola Sailing Canoe

A lightweight plywood sailing canoe with the performance and stability of a good sailing dinghy.

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How to build a lapstrake or clinker canoe book by David Nichols

Lapstrake Canoe Book

Everything that you need to know to build a light, strong, beautiful boat from scratch.

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Indian Girl is a stable wooden open canoe by David Nichols

Indian Girl

Plans for a strong, stable, 12′ 6″ canoe built on a frame.

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Build an expedition canoe from plans

Voyager

Plans for a stable 14′ 6″ two person canoe built on a frame.

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Build a wooden fishing boat or canoe from plans

Flyfisher

Plans for a very stable 16′ two person canoe built on a frame.

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Home built fishing motor boat from plans - Lutra Laker

Lutra Laker

Plans for a 17′ 6″ motor canoe built on a frame.

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Plans or kit for a wooden motor boat or canoe from Fyne Boat Kits

Little Laker

A 14′ 6″ motor canoe built on a frame.

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Peace Canoe

Peace Canoe

A large family canoe that can be built in a weekend from a kit.

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