The STANLEY SmallCraft

The Fairlight Sailing Canoe


You could build this canoe in just a few hours a day for a week!!
(Plus painting and varnishing time)

You will receive printed DIY Plans, Instruction Manual with A3 drawings or choose Full Size Patterns option
Plus FREE email/text/phone help throughout your build.

Plans Option 1 - Printed package containing A3 workshop plans, A3 Drawings and full instructions


Plans Option 2  -  Full Size Patterns is a large pack containing 10 x A0 sheets of plank, frame and deck templates plus 10 x  A3 drawings and step by step build instructions booklets. 
(The full size patterns make it quicker and easier to get the panel shapes onto the plywood for cutting out.)

Prices include UK delivery


Canoe Specifications:

Loa 4.06m (13' - 4")

Beam 1.05m (3' - 6")

Dry Weight (approx.) 45kg (89lbs)

Height fwd 0.575m (1' - 10.7")

Height aft 0.480m (1' - 7")

Height Amidships 0.415m (1' - 4.3")

Crew 3 or 4 adults 



Basic Materials Required:

3 Sheets of 4mm Plywood

1 Sheet of 6mm Plywood

6 kg/ltr Epoxy Pack plus Fillet (glue) Additive

Fibreglass Tape


This is a unique boat in ability - paddle, row, motor or sail it!!

A lightweight boat for its size - being far lighter than a similar fibreglass or plastic canoe.

You can choose to build the paddling & rowing, motor or the sailing version, the choice is yours. The paddling & rowing version has no hole for the rudder/engine and no dagger board case. The motor version has the addition of the hole for the engine and a suggested battery position. The full sailing version has the hole for the rudder, the mast support and dagger board case added. 

She was designed originally for a family holiday where two wanted to be able to paddle, one wanted to row, my wife wanted to use our electric motor and my daughter and I wanted to sail. I had to find a way of making it do all four! Plus, it had to be transported on our roof rack so dry weight had to be kept to under 50kg. The Fairlight Sailing Canoe was the result. 

Performance wise, while one adult can paddle this boat, it is far easier and moves better with two - one forward, one aft. Rowing her was easy and she moved along nicely without too much effort. We only had an old 12v electric outboard with 24lbs thrust to test her with but this proved to be ample. It was a pleasant glide down the canal and she was responsive when it came to turning and manoeuvring. She performed well even with the small sail and the dagger board case didn't get in the way. The tiller configuration took some getting used to but it worked well. All in all, a great all round boat. 


If you require a different size/style of canoe/dinghy, plans, kits and custom builds for many of our other designs are also available. Please contact us for advice.


Free UK delivery


PLEASE NOTE.

In the case of any strike action by Royal Mail, we will use other options to get your order to you.



Any questions?
Contact us. Details under business seller information or use ebay system.



We are a business seller. We have been designing, building and repairing small boats for over 30 years and have been building our own, original designs for 20 years. Since 2004, we have been selling some of the more popular designs as DIY plans on ebay, all over the world. 

We have built each design ourselves, several times - some a great many times - using ordinary DIY tools so we can get a better idea of the problems our builders may come across. We are constantly looking for ways to upgrade and improve the plans to make it as easy as we can for you to build from them. We welcome your feedback and always like to see pictures of your finished boat. 

If after buying you are not completely satisfied with any aspect of our service to you, please contact us before leaving feedback and we will put things right.