: Hello all,

: I'm considering building my wife (5'8" 120 lbs.) a wooden kayak, and I
: have the ulterior motive that I would like to use it as a
: surf/rockgarden/play boat off the coast. This would be a first for me, and
: I am far from an expert woodworker, so plan to go with stitch and glue kit
: project.

: I'm currently looking at the Pygmy Arctic Tern 14 and the CLC Chesapeake 14.
: Do any of you have experience with either model (building and performance)
: that you could share. Or, are there other models I should be considering?

: Thanks in advance for your comments. I really admire the energy and
: enthusiasm for wooden boats that I see on this board, and suspect that as
: soon as I get the first one built, I'll be dreaming about the next. I also
: admire the way glass kayakers are tolerated by the cellulos-enhanced crowd
: when we are together on the water.

Gary,

Give Eric a call at Shearwater-Boats he has a bunch of S&G designs. I built his Merganser 18' last year, a little tippy but very fast.
Jim