What's the expected lifespan of a kayak?

Some kayaks last a lifetime, but it depends on the owner. There are kayaks in museums that are hundreds of years old and still usable, and there are kayaks built 20 years ago that are useless. With proper treatment, the canvas can easily last 20 years. The frame can last indefinitely and be resheathed when necessary.

Finally!

A video clip from this summers great baidarka adventure:here

Baidarka building

A video from a kayak building class this winter:here

Courses 2012!

The course calendar has been updated. Check out this year's kayak building classes:here

New pages!

New, and well illustrated presentation of our beautiful new paddle types! More.

New movie clips!

Kayak building, rolling, paddling and more!Kayak building, Paddling and Old movie clips.