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2021 Photo Contest Winners
Big Congrats to Mark L. of Chevy Chase, MD, whose photo was voted the best of 2021 in our annual contest! Mark wins the $1000 CLC gift card. Each month...
2021 Photo Contest Winners
Big Congrats to Mark L. of Chevy Chase, MD, whose photo was voted the best of 2021 in our annual contest! Mark wins the $1000 CLC gift card. Each month...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up Part 3
Big Little Boat Festival Part 3 Back to Part 1 | Back to Part 2 While 2021's Big Little Boat Festival was trimmed down a bit to adapt to (the...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up Part 3
Big Little Boat Festival Part 3 Back to Part 1 | Back to Part 2 While 2021's Big Little Boat Festival was trimmed down a bit to adapt to (the...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival: Wrap Up Part 2
Big Little Boat Festival: Part 2 Back to Part 1 | Skip to Part 3 When we planned the 2021 Big Little Boat Festival over the winter of 2021, we...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival: Wrap Up Part 2
Big Little Boat Festival: Part 2 Back to Part 1 | Skip to Part 3 When we planned the 2021 Big Little Boat Festival over the winter of 2021, we...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up: Part 1
Skip to Part 2 and race results Skip to Part 3 and boatbuilding awards The weather gods smiled on the debut of the Big Little Boat Festival on Saturday, May...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up: Part 1
Skip to Part 2 and race results Skip to Part 3 and boatbuilding awards The weather gods smiled on the debut of the Big Little Boat Festival on Saturday, May...
2020 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Big Congrats to David K. of Midlothian, VA, whose photo was voted the best of 2020 in our annual contest! David wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we...
2020 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Big Congrats to David K. of Midlothian, VA, whose photo was voted the best of 2020 in our annual contest! David wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we...
2019 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Congrats to Finn M. of Juneau, Alaska, whose photo was voted the best of 2019 in our annual contest!Finn wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we ask you to...
2019 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Congrats to Finn M. of Juneau, Alaska, whose photo was voted the best of 2019 in our annual contest!Finn wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we ask you to...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with Chesape...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with CLC Many of us first experienced building a CLC boat kit as we opened a kayak kit in our garage. But we may not...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with Chesape...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with CLC Many of us first experienced building a CLC boat kit as we opened a kayak kit in our garage. But we may not...
September 30, 2024 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to Paul C. of Jackson, Wyoming, whose elegant portrait of his Annapolis Wherry floated to the top of a tight competition. "It's several years old...
September 30, 2024 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to Paul C. of Jackson, Wyoming, whose elegant portrait of his Annapolis Wherry floated to the top of a tight competition. "It's several years old...
Jackman WDHybrid PalletDuck Video
Paul Jackman of Jackman Works built a Wood Duck 14 Hybrid Kayak, using recycled pallet wood for his hybrid deck.
Jackman WDHybrid PalletDuck Video
Paul Jackman of Jackman Works built a Wood Duck 14 Hybrid Kayak, using recycled pallet wood for his hybrid deck.
A Tour of Community Rowing Clubs in the Midwest
Wishigan’s Team Dory awaits the beginning of practice. After their New England tour of several gig rowing clubs, CLC colleagues Nicky Stimpson and Jay Hockenberry visited a few rowing clubs...
A Tour of Community Rowing Clubs in the Midwest
Wishigan’s Team Dory awaits the beginning of practice. After their New England tour of several gig rowing clubs, CLC colleagues Nicky Stimpson and Jay Hockenberry visited a few rowing clubs...
September 30, 2024 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to Paul C. of Jackson, Wyoming, whose elegant portrait of his Annapolis Wherry floated to the top of a tight competition. "It's several years old...
September 30, 2024 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to Paul C. of Jackson, Wyoming, whose elegant portrait of his Annapolis Wherry floated to the top of a tight competition. "It's several years old...
Building the Petrel Play Stitch and Glue Kayak
In 2007, Chesapeake Light Craft teamed up with internationally recognized kayak and small boat designer Nick Schade, owner of Guillemot Kayaks, to offer high-quality boat kits based on Nick's designs....
Building the Petrel Play Stitch and Glue Kayak
In 2007, Chesapeake Light Craft teamed up with internationally recognized kayak and small boat designer Nick Schade, owner of Guillemot Kayaks, to offer high-quality boat kits based on Nick's designs....
Installing Hatches and Bulkheads: Nick Schade S...
Over the course of his storied career, master designer and builder Nick Schade has developed a lot of pro techniques that help produce professional-quality results. Happily for the rest of...
Installing Hatches and Bulkheads: Nick Schade S...
Over the course of his storied career, master designer and builder Nick Schade has developed a lot of pro techniques that help produce professional-quality results. Happily for the rest of...
Gig Racing and Building in New England
Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) colleagues Nicky Stimpson and Jay Hockenberry traveled to New England in July 2024 to explore the growth of “gig racing” in that part of the country....
Gig Racing and Building in New England
Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) colleagues Nicky Stimpson and Jay Hockenberry traveled to New England in July 2024 to explore the growth of “gig racing” in that part of the country....
Building a Wooden Kayak -- Petrel Play SG Kayak...
by Nick Schade Nick Schade presents an instructive series of videos on the construction of the Petrel Play SG kayak. The summary video was above. The first one of the...
Building a Wooden Kayak -- Petrel Play SG Kayak...
by Nick Schade Nick Schade presents an instructive series of videos on the construction of the Petrel Play SG kayak. The summary video was above. The first one of the...
Cool New Teardrop Camper Video
What is an upside-down boat? Apparently, our Teardrop Camper is. Arbortech manufactures miraculously cool wood-carving tools. They wanted a CLC Teardrop Camper to use as a mobile display at woodworking...
Cool New Teardrop Camper Video
What is an upside-down boat? Apparently, our Teardrop Camper is. Arbortech manufactures miraculously cool wood-carving tools. They wanted a CLC Teardrop Camper to use as a mobile display at woodworking...
Building the Peeler Skiff with Travis Guthrie
In January 2021, CLC professional boatbuilder Travis Guthrie began work on a Peeler Skiff. In addition to being a skilled and talented boatbuilder, Travis also is a very good teacher and a...
Building the Peeler Skiff with Travis Guthrie
In January 2021, CLC professional boatbuilder Travis Guthrie began work on a Peeler Skiff. In addition to being a skilled and talented boatbuilder, Travis also is a very good teacher and a...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Parts 17-21: Wrappin...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Days 17-21 A lot of time has passed and she is nearing completion. This first thing I had to do was...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Parts 17-21: Wrappin...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Days 17-21 A lot of time has passed and she is nearing completion. This first thing I had to do was...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 16: Flipping an...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 16 It’s flipping time! I have been thinking about how to do this job, by myself, since I was first...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 16: Flipping an...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 16 It’s flipping time! I have been thinking about how to do this job, by myself, since I was first...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Parts 14-15: Breasth...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Days 14-15 This is the last of the work to be done before flipping her over! The first thing I decided to...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Parts 14-15: Breasth...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Days 14-15 This is the last of the work to be done before flipping her over! The first thing I decided to...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Parts 11-13: Interio...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Days 11-13 I decided to bundle a few days into one post since most of what I have been doing is...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Parts 11-13: Interio...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Days 11-13 I decided to bundle a few days into one post since most of what I have been doing is...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 10: Filling and...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 10 Today I got the final fill coat on the undersides of the seats, and the insides of the compartments....
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 10: Filling and...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 10 Today I got the final fill coat on the undersides of the seats, and the insides of the compartments....
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 09: Moving Alon...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 9 January 2021 Today is actually a continuation of yesterday when I joined all of the seat panels together at their...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 09: Moving Alon...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 9 January 2021 Today is actually a continuation of yesterday when I joined all of the seat panels together at their...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 08: Fitting the...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 8 This was the day of seat fitting. This can be a fussy job that requires patience and attention to...
Building the Peeler Skiff: Part 08: Fitting the...
Building the Peeler Skiff for Chesapeake Light Craft: Day 8 This was the day of seat fitting. This can be a fussy job that requires patience and attention to...