2011 has been a busy year so far building canoes. This summer we have ran 7 canoe building courses and helped build 35 canoes all of which floated.. Thanks so much to every one that has built a canoe with us this summer. 2012 canoe building workshops dates are about to be decided and will have them on the web page soon.  Also look out for a new self build canoe that you can build at home, currently in development, should be ready for 2012.  

Now what to do with all the left overs... 

May Canoe Building workshop.

Thanks to all for a great canoe building workshop, 5 beautiful canoes made, pics say it all.

All set for the first canoe building workshop, gunnel's are all cur and the resin has arrived, just waiting for you folks, will keep you posted thought out the course.

Orca canoe building workshops

Canoe building is on hold as we are now building a range of 'Flintstones' styley canoeware.. Perfect for those extended wilderness trips! The table below is made purely from good old Cumbrian driftwood. Stay tuned for more camp furniture..

Ok folks.. here it is, after months of blood sweat, tears, trials and tribulations, Steve has emerged from Orca H.Q. with our very own, unique design of ply based handmade clinker style open Canadian Canoe. Here she is happly floating on derwentwater on her madien voyage, with a fine send off of Orca roadies to watch the event. This canoe is now ready for you guys to build on any of our canoe building workshops that we run in the Lake District. Check out the web site for dates. The pics say it all.

New canoe

Now the nights are getting longer we are back in the lab and working on our new clinker-based design of canoe. We've finished one canoe already but she's only 95% right, so no.2 is on the way.. we'll settle for a 98% pass. She'll be launched tomorrow, so we'll upload some photos of her maiden voyage.. This one's a much longer process at 4 1/2 days..

2011 course dates.

Check out the web site for all 2011 courses dates and canoe building workshops dates that have been a real success this year, and thanks to all who have been on a trip this year.