LAKELANDER

Canoe Building Workshop

PRICE

£685

3 day canoe build

14ft long

25 Kg

35'' wide

For solo or tandem paddlers

Super stable family canoe and easy to build!!

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2024 DATES

6th - 8th April ( FULL )

10th - 12th April ( 1 spot left )

4th - 6th May ( FULL )

13th - 15th May ( 2 spots left )

10th - 12th June

14th - 16th June

8th - 10th July

12th - 14th July

2nd - 4th August

16th - 18th August

16th - 18th September

27th - 29th September

7th - 9th October

THE ORCA LAKELANDER

The 'Lakelander' is 14' 6'' long by 35''' . She has very graceful lines, is very stable in the water and retains a good load carrying capacity, and weighs in at only 25kgs.
The canoe is built for two people to paddle and allows plenty of space for a third, and for kit stowage, dogs, kids, picnic hampers etc …
We use light-weight materials so the canoe can be lifted and carried by one person and can be easily transported on the roof of a car. For the shell (hull), we use a high grade poplar-core ply, with Spruce gunwales and locally grown Oak and Ash for the thwarts and seats. All seams will be reinforced with marine grade epoxy resin and fibre-glass tape...

Have a look at how we build page to see... how it's done (it's super simple)

SOLO VERSION 12ft can be built, same cost just let us know.

This is the same canoe but shortened, making it much lighter and best suited as a solo canoe only, the build time will be the same.

CAN I BULD IT?

YES YOU CAN!

The canoe is designed to be built by complete novices. The stages of construction are very straightforward and progressive, and as you build your canoe, you will be surprised at how quickly it comes together. You will be working on your own canoe. If you have never done any wood work, bringing friends and family to help, makes the job much easier and fun! Don’t forget... we've had years of practise eradicating those time consuming errors and we are always on hand to help if you need, but remember this is your canoe to build….

NOTE: no extra cost to bring helpers along,,the more the merrier.

Side elevation of the Lakelander (pdf)

COMPLETION

GRUB

This is a self-catering course, so bring some daytime fodder. We normally have a 1 hour lunch break so plenty of time to nip off to the local for food if you need as well. We have tea and coffee a plenty, so no need to bring flasks etc.

WHO WE ARE

The workshops are run by Steve, Dan and Justin. Three self proclaimed canoe nuts, who have been building canoes since 1994!

MORE INFO

DOGS

Dogs are most welcome at the workshop.

COMPLETION + PAINT

Your canoe can be painted ready to paddle at the end of the workshop. We recommend an exterior varnish on top of any paint or wood finish such as Ronseal Yacht Varnish or equivalent. There is not enough time for the varnish to dry so this needs to be done at home, however if you paint your canoe you can paddle your canoe once the paint is dry right out of our workshop on Ullswater!!

We recommend Ronseal Extiror wood paint 750ml, we have some colours at the workshop but you can bring your own if you want.

You are also welcome to leave the canoe plain if you wish, in this case we will cover the canoe with an epoxy wash, you will still need to varnish over this at a later date, and you can still paddle on the last day......Weather dependent!!!

Don't forget your roof bars, and decent cam buckle straps.. we have purpose made canoe straps for sale £10 a pair if you need some.

NOTE: We don't recommend ratchet straps.

LINK TO PAINT

LAKELANDER OPTIONAL EXTRAS

All extras can be now be purchased when you book a build, or you can wait till you are at the workshop.

The Lakelander comes with 2 standard seats made up of an oak spar and ply as a seat bace that you will need to make up. If you would like we have hand made web seats starting from £40, along with carry yokes.

SOLO OPTION The Lakelander being so light, is fine to paddle solo however we can still make it smaller if you wish, just let us know before hand.

To the ORCA shop

WORKSHOP

LOCATION

All our workshops will be run from the shores of Ullswater at Pooley Bridge. There are plenty of campsites and accommodation in this area.

ACCOMMODATION

We can recomend camping at Great Strickland (20 minutes away by car), but space is limited, so please text message Tom on 07774239699 to check availability.. It is a no frills kind of affair in a field.. there is a basic hot shower and flushing toilet. Dogs are allowed. This is all arranged with the farm owners and can be paid in cash to them.

If you want something closer to the workshop then Park Foot and Waterside campsites are 300mts away!! Pooley Bridge and Penrith areas have plenty of other options from luxury glampsites to B&Bs and hotels. Have a look at our accommodation page for some options.