Valkyrie Craft: Canoes and Classic Boats. UK, Cedar Strip, Plywood, Timber and GRP Canoes, kayaks. Traditional Drontheim Sailing Boat and Dinghies.

UK, Canadian Open Canoes, Cedar and Canvas Canoes, Drontheims, Cedar Strip and Plywood Canoes, Lapstrake Canoes, timber wooden , Canoe and Kayak coaching, ROI

Valkyrie Craft holds membership of the guild and abides by its standards of construction

Valkyrie Craft should be your choice for an open Canadian canoe, sea kayak or Skerries Yawl.
Individually crafted.	Each boat is built as a stand alone. We do not work on a conveyor belt system so we can focus on producing quality.
Purpose built and functional.	We provide for all types of canoeists, from the novice to the specialist, not through a baffling range of variations, but through a careful selection of designs and materials based on knowledge of the sport and of boat design characteristics.
Timeless Timber	Valkyrie craft choose timber as our main material because it is beautiful, flexible, resilient, restorable, natural, renewable and warm.
Beauty	Crafted timber, sanded and finished in oils, varnish or with translucent fibreglass sheath is thing of unquestionable and lasting beauty. No plastic boat can ever compete when new, and once used they gather grooves and scratches and slowly discolour. At worst a timber boat develops character.
Weight	Whilst our boats may look heavier than their plastic equivalents they are in general significantly lighter. The structure and materials we use provide the rigidity and strength required without the weight that a plastic boat with the same properties requires.
Durability	Our boats are constructed with both visual and structural durability in mind. High wear timber areas are constructed in hardwoods, epoxy and fibreglass cloth protect the hulls and multiple coats of oils or varnish seal and nourish the wood. Where a plastic boat will scratch scar and become brittle, natural wood can be sanded and recoated and restored to its original state. With reasonable care our boats will be a long lasting investment.
Price	Our price range reflects materials, not quality and the range of boats results in a price to suit everyone. Our cheapest boats suit an entry level paddler in both budget and functionality while our cedar strip boats offer a beautiful and responsive boat at a fair price. You may find a cheaper plastic boat, but you will have difficulty matching the value.
Repairs and modifications	Repairs can be carried out on a range of boats and materials including fibreglass and wood but excluding plastic. Gunnels, decks and thwarts can all be replaced and in most cases damage to timber or fibreglass hulls can be patched. Repairs are always charged on a materials and time basis and a quote will be made prior to any work being done.