Wooden boat model Gullemot Night Heron - Stich & Glue

. Meant for the more experienced paddlers.Like the , this is at home out on the open water and exploring the shores of distant islands. As drawn, it has the exact same profile shape of the of the strip-built Night Heron. As built it tends to track a little more stiffly due to a slight sharper "V" at the stem and stern. Due to the plywood construction this version has the more defined "hard" chine than the strip version. This makes the boat a little more responsive to edged turns. Otherwise the performance of the different version of the Night Herons are all quite similar. The "chine" on the foredeck provides clearance to keep your paddle stroke entry close to the boat while paddling with a high or low paddle angle. It also provides room where you need it for your knees and feet.The picture shows the "Puzzle Boat" configuration where instead of traditional scarfs joining the panels a puzzle shaped connection is used. This option is only available in the . If you are building from plans, you will want to use standard scarfs to make the long plywood panels.

The Guillemot Night Heron kayak, is a super lightweight, relatively narrow, performance orientated craft. Meant for the more experienced paddlers.Like the , this is at home out on the open water and exploring the shores of distant islands. As drawn, it has the exact same profile shape of the of the strip-built Night Heron. As built it tends to track a little more stiffly due to a slight sharper "V" at the stem and stern. Due to the plywood construction this version has the more defined "hard" chine than the strip version. This makes the boat a little more responsive to edged turns. Otherwise the performance of the different version of the Night Herons are all quite similar. The "chine" on the foredeck provides clearance to keep your paddle stroke entry close to the boat while paddling with a high or low paddle angle. It also provides room where you need it for your knees and feet.The picture shows the "Puzzle Boat" configuration where instead of traditional scarfs joining the panels a puzzle shaped connection is used. This option is only available in the . If you are building from plans, you will want to use standard scarfs to make the long plywood panels.

The Guillemot Night Heron kayak, is a super lightweight, relatively narrow, performance orientated craft.