About

Selkie Kayaks is a small independent Shipwrights workshop in Newhaven, restoring traditional craft and also making high quality, vacuum composite, ply, strip planked, skin on frame sea kayaks and marine ply rowing boats. We also produce the Shrike cnc cut kayak kit and the fully built ANGUS Expedition Rowing boat.

Kayak designs inspired by original West Greenland hunting boats. Traditional shipwright services. Modern vacuum composite construction, and wooden boat restoration, combining modern and traditional materials and process.

Open invitation to anyone curious to paddle a Shrike to paddle one of ours. Its surprising how few sea kayakers have tried these superlight alternatives to heavier plastic boats, many are amazed.

All our kayaks are meticulously hand made. We use new and reclaimed timber, plywood, veneers, epoxy resins, technical fabrics and woven fibres.