There are two versions of the boat one at 12 feet & one at 16 feet.
For pre-build study or a ready ready built boat see the links at the foot of the page.

LOA : 12’ (3.65 m)
Beam : 28” (0.71 m)
Depth : 11.5” (0.29 m)
Weight : 26 lbs (11.8 Kg)

The Sassafras 12 is a boat so light that you can put it on your shoulder and stroll casually down paths to normally inaccessible water. The weight also makes it effortless to paddle. Although she can be carried and paddled by a child this canoe is capable of carrying 225 pounds of load. She tracks well, is easy to turn, and is stable enough for fishing. There are watertight floatation compartments in both the bow and the stern.

The Sassafras is a traditional canoe built using modern building methods: 4mm okoume and Lapstitch construction which makes her look like a clinker build boat. She is trimmed with sapele and mahogany. This kit can be assembled by a novice woodworker in approximately 50 hours.

The slightly rounded hull offers more speed and responsiveness than many of the plastic or ‘glass boats you may have paddled. Her hull is slightly rockered - not for manoeuvring in whitewater, but rather to reduce wetted surface area - making her almost effortless to paddle. She has a smooth or "well dampened" feel that is characteristic of good wooden canoes.

Kit comprises:
· pre-cut wooden parts
· epoxy
· glass cloth
· construction manual
· set of plans
· seat
· backrest

Designed by CLC

Kit comprises:
· pre-cut wooden parts
· epoxy
· glass cloth
· construction manual
· set of plans
· seat
· backrest

Like many traditional canoes, the Sassafras 16 has a symmetrical bow and stern. This allows a solo paddler to sit facing "backward" on the forward seat for better trim. She has a good initial stability and great secondary stability.
CLC's revolutionary LapStitch building method allows this lapstrake canoe to be built by someone with no previous woodworking experience. All the planks and other parts are pre-cut. No moulds, frames, or steam bending are required; building her is basically a matter of gluing all the pre-cut parts together.
The hull is a full 6mm-thick okoume (African Mahogany) with glass fabric set in epoxy on the bottom. Watertight flotation compartments are fitted at the bow and stern. The kit features ash-caned seats.

Kit comprises:
· pre-cut wooden parts
· epoxy
· glass cloth
· construction manuals
· set of plans
· seats
· backrests

LOA : 15’ 7” (4.7 m)
Beam : 36” (0.83 m)
Depth : 13” (0.33 m)
Weight : 65 lbs (29 Kg)
Max Load Solo : 350 lbs (158 kg)
Max Load Tandem : 400 lbs (181 Kg)
Max Payload : 450 lbs (204 Kg)

Kit comprises:
· pre-cut wooden parts
· epoxy
· glass cloth
· construction manuals
· set of plans
· seats

These are the manuals and plans that are supplied with the kit. They are intended for pre-build study or to help with the decision to purchase. Reading these manuals will help you decide whether or not you can build the boat.

One manual describes all the techniques that will be used during the... (more)

The hull is assembled and given two coats of epoxy and is, therefore, ready to use. However, we encourage customers to paint their boats for safety reasons and varnish it for a high shine.

There are two options:
Assembled, epoxy coated but unpainted at £2,110
Assembled, epoxy coated... (more)

The hull is assembled and given two coats of epoxy and is, therefore, ready to use. However, we encourage customers to paint their boats for safety reasons and varnish it for a high shine.

There are two options:
Assembled, epoxy coated but unpainted at £1,730
Assembled, epoxy coated... (more)