: Nicely done; what are the applications? Specs? Come on, man, spill
: the beans - what's the story on that lil' boat?

7' LOA (hence no scarffing)
26" Beam
200lb Design displacement

I'll let Rick tell the story in his own words,

"Hello.

I've decided I want to build myself a small whitewater kayak...in my search
I found out about your program, gave it a whirl & am most impressed.

My background: I'm a reasonably accomplished marathon kayaker; I live in
Fairbanks Alaska & building on much training, finished in the Yukon River
Quest this year - longest kayak/canoe race in the world in case you don't
know of it. 460 miles on the Yukon River...I did it in 67 hours on 5 hr of
sleep.

My experience: I've built 2 stitch and glue kayaks (a Chesapeake LT17 & a
West River 18, both as kits from Chesapeake Light Craft). They came out
great, so I feel confident about doing another...the West River 18 I built
was what I raced in the YRQ this year.

My situation: Living in Fairbanks, there is no such thing as a liquid lake
or river from October until April. The only kayaking opportunity in the
winter is the local swimming pool on Monday nights starting in January. My
kayaks are way too big for the pool and I want/need to practice my rolls. So
a small kayak is the ticket, which is why I looked for and found your
website/program....CLC doesn't offer a whitewater kayak kit.

...

Sincerely looking forward to working with you -

Rick Hoegberg"

Aaron Locke
Washington Wood Craft LLC