Alexander from Russia

Alexander from Russia

This kayak was built in Sakhalin Island, Eastern Russia, by Alexander for a customer, Grigoriy, who weighs 105Kg, is 185 cm tall, and has feet 30.5 cm long. Grigoriy wanted a Shrike-R, the rolling variant, but because of his size the topsides were raised 2 cms, and...
Dave Cummins from England

Dave Cummins from England

What model Shrike did you choose? Shrike What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the Build Manual? None. In future I will machine the skeg box from one piece of timber for simplicity and to reduce the possibility of leaks. What is the...
Dave Cummins from England

Dave Cummins from England

What model Shrike did you choose? Shrike, built for Jenny, as pictured. What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the Build Manual? Cockpit widened by 15mm. What is the weight of the finished kayak? 14.5 kg How does the kayak perform on the...
Gary Ormand from USA

Gary Ormand from USA

We received the plans and built two Shrikes over the past winter. We cut the shear panels at the -40 line on the plans, and built the boats per plans and the build manual. Gary’s finished at 15’6” (472.5 cm) and 33 lbs (15 kg). The coaming was created by laminating 5...
Ray Hodson from New Zealand

Ray Hodson from New Zealand

What model Shrike did you choose? Standard Shrike with a keyhole cockpit. What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the Build Manual? I kept to the plan on this build and didn’t change anything. I didn’t add a skeg to this one,...