kayak building class April day 1

Today, the year's first kayak building class started :) Expectations are high. 8 people from 5 different countries has arrived. I'll try to describe i few words and some pictures, how the class makes progress, day by day.

In this particular class, We'll build 3 baidarkas, 2 general purpose Greenland style kayaks and 3 Greenland style kayaks suitable mainly for roll and play.

The people come from near and far... Different locations in Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Germany and the UK.

Steve is from Cornwall and works as an engineer. He is an amazing guy. I'm very happy he finally came to build an ixyaq. He told me he wanted to join a course for 20 years. He has a great knowledge of the Alutian traditions and Aleutian kayaks. He's a very skilled kayaker, and has paddled in Alaska several times. I'm looking forward to hear more about his adventures.