I am currently completing my first strip built kayak, a guillemot costal. It has been a great project! The plans from Nick are great, and having the book as a supplement, you should have no problem.

I would recomend buying the plans from Nick instead of lofting from the offset tables in the book. It's well worth the investment.

The project has taken me 400-500 hours, but I work slowly, and I would only rate my woodworking skills as average.

> I am a 21 year old swedish student interested in building a strip kayak. I
> have quite a lot experience in woodworking and I love beeing on the sea.
> Can anyone offer feedback on building a Guillemot? It's very likely to be
> my first kayak building project. The only info about the design I've got
> for the moment is Nick Schades book. And that information is somewhat
> one-sided. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!

> Thanks, Mikael