Ilya's second Shrike

Shrike flat-top 1)No moving skeg. Instead of that I made a metal skeg, and with that I can turn either side if I need (manually) and it helps me to go in a straight line. I am able to achieve a maximum speed of 10Km/h, (not cruising speed). 2)To make it easier to...

Which model Shrike did choose? Standard Shrike with a keyhole cockpit with topsides lowered ~35 mm What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? Built without a skeg to reduce the total weight. I'll mostly use the kayak on...

We (my son and I, unexperienced kayak builders) enjoyed building the Shrike enormously, it took us a week and - since my son's holiday was over, some extra weekends to finish the job. We added three hatches, of which only one is visible. For the cockpit we used a...

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

1. Hull: I have used 3 mm plywood for the deck but 4 mm plywood for the bottom and side panels. For some reason the 3mm plywood was very expensive when I bought my material. 2. Deck: I have changed the split of the panels. The smallest panel is on the bow and covers...

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

In Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy), me and my friend Daniele have built two Shrike-toos. As a hobby, we started to build in October 2018 and ended in May 2020.However, thanks to your plans and your manual, we believe we have done a good job and are very happy with our new...

I just want to thank you for the beautiful plans of the Shrike. I just finished my / first, I hope / Shrike-lv. My english is not good enough to describe all the feelings I felt, building it. This is my second boat, and definitely not the last one. You are great....

Fixed skeg, and wooden hatches

lots of details here

This was my lockdown project so now launched at Loch Earn in Scotland. A big thank you to all involved in the Shrike project and to Chris Tipper at Selkie kayaks for the kit. It is a beautiful design and was a pleasure to build. 14 kg is about the same as my SOF. As...

My kayak is finally ready. I Made it from 4mm okoume plywood. On the bottom I used 163gr fabric, on the top 80gr fabric. I made bigger space for the legs. I really like how it slides on the water. Thank you for the plans and instructions!

A specialist rolling shrike built by Freek for rolling, with a lowered stern deck so that the freeboard is 2 cm, the minimum for competition, but with a raised masik for more knee room.

Initial build by Joe Mellusi (hull deck beams, compartments, etc. Dan Thayler (Moonlight Marine) completed thework.

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

Which model Shrike did choose? What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? What is the weight of the finished kayak? Anything you wished you had done differently? Any tips you’d like to suggest to future builders? How does the...

A new kit form available in Germany from Berger-Boote

Which model Shrike did choose?   LV 90%

My first experience building a kayak. The construction took 15-20 days for 3-4 hours, the budget is about 15k roubles (240 USD, 185 GBP), while the resin was left for another project. It remains only to paint the cockpit and embed the hatches. Some technical...