Outer Island was my choice for an homemade sea kayak in order to participate to the Vogalonga in Venice. At the bottom of this page you may find a synthesis of the reasons of my choice and the links to the bidding kayaks I found.

My intentions are transformend in reality and my works are ongoing as follows:

1st October:        strongback

13th October:     forms are set on strongback and the first 4 strips (2 on keel 2 on water line) are positioned

26th October:     stripping from keel to waterline is completed and accent strip positioned

4th November:    stripping from water line to shear line completed

5th November:    strips of outer stems glued

10th November:  hull ready to fiberglass

22nd November: hull fiberglassing

25th November:  kayak flipped over

26th November:  deck stripping

6th December:    deck finished

15th December:  deck fiberglassed

16th December:  deck and hull separated

13 January:        inside hull and deck fiberglassed

22nd January:    cockpit and bulkheads

27th January:     cockpit finished

8th February:     deck and hull ready to be glued      

9th February:     deck and hull  glued

25th March:       first finishing hand

21st April:          kayak compleated     

22 April:             launch

27 May:              Vogalonga

KAYAK REQUIREMENTS

−high speed:  5.5 mt lenght, less than 55 cm width, round bottom for minimum drag;

−low windage: aft keel dimensioned in order to avoid rudders or skegs, low back deck;

−medium loading capability: carry a weekend trip maximun;

−good rolling ability : low volume, low back deck;

−design: low volume strip built kayak following the Grenland style.

COMPETITOR KAYAKS

NIGHT HERON    CAPE ANN EXPEDITION    HYAK    THE KING    OUTER ISLAND