Boatbuilding Classes

Build Your Own Ganymede Kayak

Location: International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
Dates: Jul 12, 2009 - Jul 17, 2009

Instructor:
Nick Schade

Tuition & Materials:
Kit Cost: $799
Tuition: $750
Helper Fee (optional, if you'd like to bring friend for the week): $375
Register online at clcboats.com

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Class Details:

"Ganymede" is a brand new design by Nick Schade: An easy-to-handle recreational kayak, fun to paddle and fast and easy to build.

This little boat is suitable for full-size adults who want a small kayak or smaller women or children who want a boat that is the right size for them. It is not too wide for smaller paddlers to use comfortably. This also means it is not going to be a super-stable boat, but it will have plenty of stability for most paddlers, while not being draggy and slow like many fatter recreational boats

Kayak building master Nick Schade will walk you through construction of your own stitch-and-glue recreational kayak.  Ganymede is an elegantly simple kayak---an ideal first-build as well as a fun kayak suitable for a casual paddler who wants a classy good looks in a kayak.