Guillemot: The Guillemot is the boat I was
trying to create when I first named the company "Guillemot Kayaks". I wanted a
boat with good all around performance for my own use. It needed to be "sporty"
with quick acceleration and manoeuvrability. The boat needed to be comfortable
and easy to paddle to the places I wanted to be. After iterating through seven
different designs this is the one I have settled on.
With a shallow V bottom and fairly hard chine's the
Guillemot is comfortably stable and manoeuvrable. The volume is brought well
into the ends for a smooth ride over waves. The low lines of the deck keep the
boat out of the breeze for good balance in cross winds
Particulars
Guillemot
Over All Length
(ft)
17
Over All Width
(in)
21
Water Line
Length (ft)
14.7
Water Line Beam
(in)
20.7
Design Water
Line Displacement (lbs)
214
Draft (in)
3.66
Wetted Area (sq
ft)
19.5
Waterpl. Area
(sq ft)
16.9
Total surface
area (sq ft)
47
Volume (cu ft)
12.35
Volume (Gallons)
76.9
Prismatic Coeff.
0.53
Block Coeff.
0.43
Midship Area
Coeff.
0.82
Waterpl. Area
Coeff.
0.67
Lateral Plane
Coeff.
0.781
Longitudinal
Centre of Buoyancy behind Amidship (in)
5.364
Longitudinal
Centre of Flotation behind Amidship (in)
