Qayapaq QAYAPAQ KAYAK The qayapaq is a latecomer to the traditional kayak lineup. Also called the North Alaska retrieval kayak, it was developed around the 1900s after firearms were introduced to the Arctic. The Qayapaq could be conveniently transported overland and...
Netsilikmeot Kayak NETSILIKMEOT KAYAK In September 2000, my shopmate Robert Morris, author of Building Skin-on-Frame Boats, and I travelled to the hamlet of Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay) in central Nunavut to take part in an exchange of kayak-building skills with...
Inuvialuit Kayak INUVIALUIT KAYAK The Inuvialuit kayak is indigenous to the Mackenzie River Delta area of the Northwest Territories. My first was built as part of an arts initiative through Simon Fraser University. Another is on permanent display in the international...
greenland kayak GREENLAND KAYAK This is my favourite skin boat to build and use, the sports car of sea kayaks. Developed by the Greenlandic Inuit through thousands of years of innovation and adaptation to a sparse and harsh environment, this is a sleek hunting craft...
ENDEAVOUR ENDEAVOUR 17 KAYAK This single touring design, from the Bear Mountain Boat Shop, was intended for strip building. I have modified the design slightly to allow for traditional clinker construction on the hull and shiplap construction on the deck. The planking...
