Name: Eagle 3, for rolling. Template Model: Shrike Too lowered to Shrike R. Size： Length 5m（500cm）, beam 52cm. hight 24cm, and weight 17.4kg. Cockpit size： 60cm long, 46cm wide. Made in Hualien, Taiwan.

Archipelago Folkschool is a non-profit organisation based on the beautiful island of Mull, off the West coat of Scotland. The school runs courses for a wide range of art and craft projects, one of which is kayak building. There were two courses in 2019, each of which...

Built at the Archipelago Folk School Workshop in Spring 2019. "Performance is stunning 6.2 knots with a Greenland paddle"

A Shrike R variant with lovely low deck lines, and a recessed cockpit rim.

"I immediately fell in love with the sharp lines, simplicity of approach and ethos of your project. I had the pleasure of building this Shrike starting early summer while both of my teenagers were revising for exams. Many thanks for the generous gift of the plans....

Archipelago Folkschool is a non-profit organisation based on the beautiful island of Mull, off the West coat of Scotland. The school runs courses for a wide range of art and craft projects, one of which is kayak building. There were two courses in 2019, each of which...

Another fine example of Evandro's superb craftsmanship. See more at https://www.evandropacheco.com/

Another fine example of Evandro's superb craftsmanship. See more at https://www.evandropacheco.com/

Another fine example of Evandro's superb craftsmanship. See more at https://www.evandropacheco.com/

Another fine example of Evandro's superb craftsmanship. See more at https://www.evandropacheco.com/

The major difference from the original is that the fore deck is made with wooden strips instead of plywood. I judged it might be easier to bend, especially as I wanted the inside also to be covered with fiberglass (although it makes I heavier) Then the skeg is...

Dean used 5mm Plywood

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 you choose? Standard Shrike

Paul M. from Cornwall has just launched his Shrike. She has a 3-part deck for extra knee room, and gunwales lowered by 20 mm. She  is seen here rock-hopping in the English Channel swell off Plymouth. Which model did you choose: Shrike with topsides lowered by 30mm....

A professionally built Shrike by SelKie Kayaks

details coming soon

Zeka Vasch from Vladivostok in his second Shrike, this time built to 110% scale.

The kayak was made for my 15-year-old son, 51 kg in weight and 153 cm in height. It was reduced to 95% scale. In addition, the height of the hull has been reduced by 20mm . This allows him to carry the right things for a day.Deck is made of 3mm normal calabo. Hull is...

Details to come

Details to come

During the build I used three pieces of ply for the top deck.   A small triangle at the bow.  Then a long deck piece which joined the back piece just two inches from the back of the combing.  This way I hid the main top join under the combing.   Produces a nice clean...

This is a 90% scale LV Shrike. I've previously built a full size 100% Shrike. The LV is easy to roll, at the expense of some stability compared with the 100% Shrike because of the narrower beam and shorter length. I fitted a second masik near the foot bulk head for...

I made few interpretations of your original plan v1.3: - 4mm plywood for the hull, 2mm plywood for the deck (no 3mm available here) - fiberglass all along the hull inside and outside, 300g/m 45° biaxial cloth. Not so nice to see but very heavy and strong. - fiberglass...

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? Standard Shrike. What modifications, if any, did you make to the design described in the build manual? None What is the weight of the finished kayak? Unknown How does the kayak perform on the water? Looking forward to cruising the White...