Specific Boats

Angmassalik - discussion. See this discussion for what are believed to be pics of a f/glass version of it.

Baidarka Explorer - discussion

DBX Surf Boats - discussion

Feathercraft Klondike - Helen McKenna's first impression's of a folder.

GBA sea kayaks - discussion relating to GBA boats.

Great River Canoes have some great looking cedar-strip kayaks and canoes.

Kaspian Sea Kayaks - review of the SK18 Expedition and HV17 Touring sea kayaks by Mark Rainsley.

Klepper - discussion

Mega Neutron (surf boat) - discussion

NDK Greenlander Race - discussion

NDK Romany Explorer - the Explorer is mentioned here (in the discussion on P&H Capella above) and in this discussion

NDK Romany Explorer or Valley Nordkapp? - discussion

Northshore - discussion

Perception Carolina - discussion here and mentioned in this discussion

P&H Bahiya - discussion

P&H Baidarka - discussion (with pics)

P&H Capella / Orion / Quest - discussion.

P&H Cetus - discussion with some first impressions / initial reviews. See also this discussion

P&H Iceflow - discussion

P&H Quest - discussion here, more here, here and here

P&H Siriuis - discussion

Point 65°N - K1RS & K1XP - reviews by Douglas Wilcox and Niall Duncanson.

Rockhopper 340 - "road test" here, here and here. All with some "action pics".

Rockpool Kayaks - Alaw - review. Click here for Douglas Wilcox's impression of the Alaw Bach and here for the Alaw and Alaw Bach. This discussion also offers a variety of impressions. As does this discussion. The Menai 18 and the Alaw are mentioned in this discussion - see also this discussion for impressions of the Menai 18.

"Shark" kayaks - a budget range that seems to be attracting some attention - discussion

Skim Dex - discussion with a review.

Trylon Sea Hawk - see this discussion for what are believed to be pics of it.

Valley Aquanaut - the Aquanaut (and Avocet) are mentioned in this discussion and also here.

Valley Nordkapp - article with a summary of the Nordkapp's history and links to various discussions.

General / Misc Material

Back rests - general discussion on back rests and preventing back pain.

Ballasting sea kayaks / altering seats to improve stability - discusion

Boat packing - discussion

Boat reviews can be found on the US Paddling.net site - very US orientated of course, but most of the popular British boats are included. There are also some boat reviews here on UKSKGB's Reviews page.

Choosing sea boats - discussion here and here that includes thoughts on boat choice & design. This discussion on "day boat / expedition boat" choice includes thoughts on boat size relative to paddler size and gear. This discussion covers plastic v f/glass as well as Seayak, Romany Explorer, Nordkapp & Capella. See this discussion on boats for "the larger paddler". And also this discussion on boats for "the smaller paddler" and children. This discussion deals with the popular UK boats and paddler perception.

Choosing sea boats - massive directory of just about every sea boat available in Europe. Although a bit old now (1998) this article on choosing a sea kayak is worth a look. This article from One Ocean Kayaks gives a lot of insight into the factors involved in making a choice and includes an excellent insight into primary and secondary stability. So does this article from Seakayak Chesapeake Bay.

Choosing a surf kayak - discussion. See also here and here

Diolen or kevlar? - discussion

Fins - for surf kayks - discussion here and here

Folding Boats - interesting site from Michael Edelman dealing with folders.

Getting started - first boat, general advice etc - Discussions here and here.

Greenland Kayaks - interesting .pdf with a lot of historical background. Thanks to Erling for the original .pdf.

Hydrodynamics - what makes for a "fast" boat?

Hydrofoil Kayak - "The Flyak" is still under development.

Keel strip - See this discussion - info on replacing / diy fitting in the Repairs & Modifications page

Logos, lettering for boat names etc - John Woods runs a business making, amongst other things, laser cut vinyl lettering and logos. He's reasonably priced and the quality of the product is excellent - contact at norsewood99@hotmail.com to open a dialogue to discuss your needs and ideas.

Plastic sea kayaks - discussion

Plastic sea kayaks - group test of the Point65 Crunch, Valley Avocet and Aquanaut and P&H Capella 166.

Plastic surf kayaks - discussion here and here

Repairs - see the Repairs & Modifications page

Building Your Own Boat

Action Fish have a range of self-build designs and a nice interactive feature to help you design your ideal boat.

Andy Waddington's site is worth a visit if you're planning on building a wooden boat - he seems to produce some fascinating and elegant solutions.

Building your own folding boats - Tom Yost can teach you everything you ever wanted to know about DIY folding boats.

Bryan Hansell's site is well worth a visit for ideas and plans.

Chesapeake Light Craft - sell kits and designs for kayaks. Here's some great pics of the build of a Chesapeake 17. Shaman Kayaks is also well worth a look for the wonderful images of boats, paddles and other traditional goodies.

Dougs Boat Page could give you some boat-building ideas as well as designs.

Driftwood & scraps - yes, it is possible to build a kayak from the driftwood you'll find on a beach.

Fyne Boat Kits in Cumbria, UK, offer some pretty looking kayak plans & kits.

Guillemot Kayaks offer a variety of designs in wood, including two doubles and they have a massive links/articles page on self build kayaks

"John & BJ's Place" has a nice page on the various types of self-build boats

Laughing Loon offer plans and kits.

New South Wales Sea Kayak Club offer useful info on building boats.

Nick Schade's book on building strip built kayaks might be worth reading.

One Ocean Kayaks in the US offer a wide range of strip built and stich and glue designs, including a double. Their picture guide to the build process for a wood strip construction boat is excellent.

Redfish have wooden kayak designs.

Ross Leidy's Kayak Building site is worthy of a visit - not content with just buying a kit and building it, this man designed his own software to design the boat - and then goes on to make his own wooden "J" cradles, paddle and a fibreglass seat.

Selway Fisher in Wiltshire, UK, offer a range of DIY designs. Their links page provides a massive range of self-build related links.

Skin-on-frame - building a traditional kayak - a fantastic picture set. Want to build one? Anders Thygesen is your man, although you'll need to go to Norway. Sue Ellcome did - she built this.

Tom's Guillemot is truly a wonderous thing of beauty.

Traditional boats, techniques and paddle designs can all be found on Qujaq USA's great site.

WaveLength, an excellent Canadian magazine with an on-line version, is worth checking for articles and advertisers working in the self-build area.

Sailing Sea Kayaks

(This seems to be largely an antipodean branch of the sport although there are links to a US site here as well)

Laurie Ford offers some thoughts on sails (and many other subjects!) on his site - some good pics of kayaks under sail in biiiiiig seas.

From Tasmania, the Maatsuyker Canoe Club has some pics of kayaks with sails and some stunning paddling pics.

Again from Maatsuyker, this article has some designs.

The New South Wales Kayak Club has a link to a simple sail design and this article gives some ideas.

From New Zealand, plans and instructions for a Polynesian style sail.

Probably from the States, this has got to be the ultimate sailing sea-kayak - try capsizing this one.