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Ever since WoodenBoat Magazine featured the Mill Creek 13TM in a two-issue spread in 1997, the Mill CreekTM models have been built in the thousands. And why not? They look good, they're easy to build, and even though they are more stable than most kayaks, the Mill CreeksTM offer good speed and handling that you'll never get tired of.
The Mill CreekTM was designed as a wider, shorter, and more stable alternative to the typical sea kayak. It offers the stability sought by nature photographers, fly fishermen, and birders. The most versatile paddling designs in our lineup, the Mill CreeksTM are true high-performance boats. That is, if high performance is defined as comfort, good handling, rewarding speed, stability, and classic good looks. Originally drawn as stable and compact complements to our more traditional sea kayaks, the Mill CreeksTM have found fans among paddlers of all skill levels because they offer so much boat in such a light and easy-to-manage package.
Mahogany trim on cockpits and rails, cambered decks, and contoured slatted seats add grace notes, while the fiberglassed 6mm bottom panel will absorb years of groundings in shoal water.
The Mill Creek 16.5TM is enormously popular because it can be used in so many ways. Not only can you paddle it as a single or a double, but you can sail it, add a sliding-seat rowing unit, or even adapt an electric outboard. The Mill Creek 16.5'sTM stability will reassure the most nervous paddlers, while the low freeboard and light weight yield better speed and handling in wind than the average canoe. There's enough capacity for camping gear (with optional deck hatches), and the boat can be easily trimmed by sliding the seats fore and aft on their mounts. See Assembling a Mill Creek for a series of images showing how to build a Mill Creek. Read what Water Craft magazine said when they took the Mill Creek 16.5TM for a paddle, a row, and a sail . . .
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