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New boats are in the works!
Here's a beautiful 10-foot dinghy or daysailer that slots between our 7'9" Eastport Pram and the 11'7" Passagemaker Dinghy. The Eastport and Passagemaker are "prams," meaning they have flat transoms at the bow as well as at the stern....
Kits from $1699.00
Plans from $125.00
In the summer of 2016 Chesapeake Light Craft partnered with the filmmaking team Waterlust to design and build a pair of 17-foot sailing canoes. Waterlust - Patrick Rynne, Fiona Graham, Laura Graham, and Jennah Caster - then...
Kits from $1399.00
Plans from $5.00
When Nick Schade built the Petrel "Play" SG several years ago, he really wanted to build the strip built version. Now it's available. The Petrel Play fits in a cross-over space between recreational kayaks and sea kayaks. It is stable and...
Kits from $1390.00
Plans from $100.00
Read John Harris's full report on the prototype Eastport Ultralight here.The Challenge:Build-it-yourself dinghies have gotten prettier, lighter, and easier to build, with the 7'9" Eastport Pram a paragon of the type. A...
from $855.00
Demo this boat at OkoumeFest on May 19th! CLC’s Oxford Shell debuted in 1996, was an instant success, and has been popular for 22 years. Build-it-yourself boat kit technology has come a long way since then and in 2018...
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Northeaster Dory Scale Model Kit
Kits are shipping now! A terrific gift idea. This is a 25-1/2" long, exact one-eighth scale model of the CLC Northeaster Dory. In 2016 CLC purchased a large laser-cutter, and we've spent the last year developing scale model kits for...
from $99.00
Designed by John C. Harris, NanoShip is a comfortable, fun, easy-to-sail boat for camp-cruising or daysailing. Functionally it's the smaller sister of the same designer's popular PocketShip. An outboard mounts in a stern well, one of a number of...
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The Noank Pulling Boat is an open-water shell design by Nick Schade. The design has enjoyed a long development; we got to row a version of it as early as 2014. Now it's available as a complete kit, or in the form of full-sized plans for...
from $1850.00
John C. Harris designed this light but sturdy 15-footer. It’s a “crab skiff,” as they’re known in these parts. We’re calling it the “Peeler” after the Chesapeake slang for a local delicacy,...
Kits from $2599.00
Plans from $149.00
The Cocktail Class Association has licensed us to produce a kit for their ridiculously nifty 8-foot racer, called the "Skua." It's powered by either a 6hp or 8hp outboard, depending on how much the skipper weighs. Less than 200lbs and...
Kits from $1299.00
Plans from $110.00
John Harris worked on the Nesting Expedition Dinghy off and on as time allowed and launched the prototype in October 2016. Read the full write-up on this design here. Click here for a 2016 update on sailing impressions of the boat. This tiny...
from $49.00
Check out the CLC Teardrop Camper at OkoumeFest on May 19th! Build-your-own CLASSES: July 9-21 (FULL) A "teardrop" trailer is a small camper. The name comes from the streamlined shape, and the type dates back at...
Kits from $2199.00
Plans from $199.00
CLC's boss John C. Harris grew up admiring magazine ads for Nautiraid's line of elegant, high-performance folding kayaks. Like so many, he dreamed of booking a plane ticket to someplace tropical and bringing a nice folding kayak as checked...
from $2975.00
