Build your own custom-fitted West Greenland Kayak and make a paddle using traditional methods.

West Greenland Kayaks are held together with wooden dowels and synthetic sinew.  On the course students will make the ladder frame, install the stem, stern and keel and learn how to steam bend before fitting the ballistic nylon skin.

Ballistic nylon is the modern alternative to seal skin.  Students will complete their kayak and paddle on the course an take to the sea opposite the Boat Building Academy.

For more pictures and to view a photo-diary of the build of a kayak click here.

Accommodation

Students and the Instructor will stay at Trill Farm, just under four miles from the Academy.  Trill specialises in sustainable living skills, organic farming, natural remedies and more.

The accommodation is extremely comfortable and ecologically sound, with exterior cladding from Trill's own woods, undersource heating from a ground source heat pump and solar panels for hot water.

Kayak builders will work in Manor Barn at the heart of the farm.  Boat Building Academy staff will be regular visitors to the farm and kayak course members will visit the Academy on Monmouth Beach.

For more information on Trill Farm click here.

Fees

The fee for the course is £1,950.00.  This includes:

• All materials for a kayak to take away with you
• All materials for a paddle
• Use of all necessary tools
• Instruction
• En-suite shared (two people per room) accommodation
• Three meals prepared for you a day (organic and grown on the farm where possible)
• Tea and coffee

There will be a maximum of eight people on the course.

Please contact us for further information.