I was paddling my Guillemot for only the 4 or 5th time and while loading it onto my truck the bow slipped off the rack while I was lifting the stern up. I was loading onto a 4wd pickup with a cap so it did a better than 6 foot free fall onto an asphalt parking lot. When my heart started beating again...it took a while...I checked for damage. I'm sure it added some scratches to those already on the bow but otherwise there was no damage I could see. I'm amazed at how strong these boats are. The next one I build will definitely have a lighter lay up.

I'd be interested to hear if anyone has ever broken or had a catastrophic failure of a stripper or S&G boat?