While it's certainly true that boats with fewer curves are easier to build, it's nowhere near impossible to build a like the Guillemot. Building strip boat is more time consuming compared to a stitch and glue, but doesn't take much (if any) more woodworking experience, it just takes more time. I've topped 300 hours on my Guillemot (over a period of 7-8 months). The amount of woodworking skills required is not that great. Get your hands on a copy of Nick's book to see all the steps involved. I think that if you consider each step individually, you'll find that building a Guillemot is within your reach.

You can take a look at my website to see pictures of the process.

> I have never built a kayak before and i´m planning to build a Guillemot
> this autumn / winter. How difficult is it to build a Guillemot ? I have
> done some woodwork erlier but i´m really not an expert. I´ve heard from a
> Swedish supplier of boat-building material that it is almost impossible to
> be succesful in building these curved kayaks, he suggested to start with
> an more "flat" design ( wich he sells ! ) i´m really confused
> about this and would like to get some answers about how difficult it is to
> build the Guillemot. Regards, Magnus Cramne