Strip Built Sea Kayak By Nick Schade. A professional sea kayak builder, the author has detailed complete plans and measurements for three kayaks. Strip-building is widely recognized as the most flexible, forgiving, and attractive way to build a small wooden boat. Complete instructions; from beginning your project, to dipping your paddle in the water and gliding away in your own strip-built boat. Plans for: Great Auk, a fast, stable, comfortable single for beginners; Guillemot, a beautiful, high performance single for intermediate and skilled paddlers; and Guillemot Double, a spacious boat for two. 202 pages, pb.