Chesapeake Light Craft UK
CLC's agile and comfortable 15ft sail cruiser, the PocketShip
Fyne Boat Kits is the European manufacturer for Chesapeake Light Craft. CLC specialise in easy-to-build kits with extensively detailed instruction manuals for the first-time boatbuilder. Their huge range of boat designs includes canoes, kayaks, SUP, rowing boats and sailing boats from 8 to 31 feet and also a luxurious Teardrop Camper kit.
The mission of our friends at CLC is to help people build boats. That's our aim too, so we are pleased to offer the complete range of kits and plans for Chesapeake Light Craft boat designs, manufactured to the same exacting standards from the highest quality marine plywood and backed up by our free expert support.
Boat designs by Chesapeake Light Craft
Chesapeake
The Chesapeake kayaks are expedition touring boats that excel in rough water and steep seas.
Chesapeake Double and Triple
The Chesapeake Kayaks are expedition touring boats that excel in rough water and steep seas.
Cradle Boat
A half-size replica of the Eastport Pram dinghy for use as a baby cradle, a pet bed or an attractive coffee table.
Eastport Pram
A pretty, light, tough, roomy and easy to build 7 foot 9 inch pram dinghy that can be rowed or sailed.
Eastport Ultralight Dinghy
A tiny but capable rowing tender that is easy to lift onto a car roof or fit on the foredeck of a small yacht.
Expedition Wherry
A fast, seaworthy sliding-seat rowing boat with enough watertight storage for camping gear.
Guider
A rugged, comfortable open boat for cruising under sail and oar that sleeps two adults aboard.
Kaholo Stand-Up Paddleboard
A wooden stand-up paddleboard (SUP) that is fast enough to race but stable enough for first-timers.
Lighthouse Tender
A stable but fast double-ended rowing or sailing boat based on a traditional Maine Peapod.
Mill Creek 13
A recreational sea kayak with a large open cockpit and plenty of stability for fishing or photography. It also sails well with an optional sailing rig.
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.
Nesting Eastport Pram
An easy to build rowing and sailing pram dinghy that splits into two nesting sections for compact storage.
Nesting Expedition Dinghy
A very compact sailing beach cruiser that can be nested in three sections for storage in a corner of a garage.
Northeaster Dory Scale Model Kit
An accurate scale model of the Northeaster Dory, constructed much like the full-size boat.
Outrigger Junior
A finely-proportioned and lively sailing canoe with a huge lateen sail for lots of speed.
PassageMaker
An 11 foot 7 inch clinker style pram dinghy that performs beautifully when rowed, sailed or motored.
PassageMaker Take-Apart
An 11 foot 7 inch clinker style pram dinghy that can be nested to save space.
PT 11 Nesting Dinghy
A highly advanced nesting dinghy with excellent rowing and sailing performance.
Rhode Runner
A modern kit-built wooden motorboat in the style of a classic 1950s runabout, for up to four adults.
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.
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.
Shearwater
Sleek and lightweight Greenland style sea kayaks with good stability as well as excellent poise and responsiveness.
Cedar Strip Decked Shearwater
Greenland style sea kayaks combining a plywood hull with an attractive cedar strip deck.
Shearwater Double
A fast but compact tandem kayak with sophisticated styling, a functional layout and good responsiveness.
Shearwater Sport
A sport-oriented compact sea kayak with manoeuvrability and advanced handling in waves.
Sectional Shearwater Sport
A sleek, Greenland-style sea kayak that stores in small spaces, but sacrifices nothing in performance and comfort.
Skerry Scale Model Kit
An accurate scale model of the Skerry, constructed much like the full-size boat.
Jimmy Skiff II
A stable, flat-bottomed rowing and sailing boat that also handles well under motor, for family outings, fishing and day sailing.
Southwester Dory
A lightweight beach cruising and expedition boat for sailing, rowing and motoring, which can also be built as a motor launch without the sailing rig.
Team Dory
A stable and fast team rowing boat for competition and expedition rowing with a low barrier to entry.
Teardrop Camper
An elegant teardrop caravan with a large galley and a luxurious interior for two adults. It is built like a boat and can be towed by a small car.
Tenderly Dinghy
A traditional-looking 10-foot clinker dinghy for rowing, sailing and motoring that is stable, handsome and easy to build.
Waterlust Sailing Canoe
A modern expedition boat inspired by classic sailing canoes, with an integrated pedal drive for backup power.
Wherry
A traditional looking 17 foot clinker style rowing boat that offers thoroughbred performance or a leisurely picnic boat.
Wherry Scale Model Kit
An accurate scale model of the Annapolis Wherry, constructed much like the full-size boat.
Tandem Wherry
A 20 foot traditional looking clinker style rowing boat that offers thoroughbred performance for two rowers using sliding seats.
Whitby Pilot Gig
A wooden racing boat for six-oared team rowing that is quick to build and as elegantly proportioned as the traditional Cornish Pilot Gig hulls.
Wood Duck
Beautiful modern looking boats that are designed to allow everyone to enjoy being on the water.
Cedar Strip Decked Wood Duck
Attractive modern looking boats - a plywood hull combined with a cedar strip deck.
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.
Wood Duck Double Hybrid
A tandem recreational kayak with a single large cockpit and a beautiful strip-planked deck.
Wood Duckling
A stylish child's kayak with excellent performance and plenty of growing room for years of use.
Wooden Tool Box Kit
A pre-cut plywood toolbox kit that makes a good introduction to kit construction. It can even keep your tools organised!