Viva Lewes Issue #153 June 2019
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MY SPACE<br />
Photo by Paul Cox<br />
excited. Flatpack kayaks (boat kits). We see one<br />
in progress in the other shed. For these, Chris<br />
has designed the kayak using computer software<br />
– CNC, or Computer Numerical Control – and<br />
is now assembling the various panels, which have<br />
been returned to him from Cutting Edge CNC<br />
in <strong>Lewes</strong>, as a flatpack. (He’s also busy writing a<br />
‘construction manual’, in parallel.)<br />
These he plans to sell for nearer £600 each – and<br />
he’s hopeful they might also attract a European<br />
as well as a domestic market.<br />
But, when we meet, Chris is just off to Sweden<br />
for a week – to work with a friend there, who<br />
makes gypsy jazz guitars – a strangely complementary<br />
art to boatbuilding. He’s also pondering<br />
the idea of starting a sea kayak club in Newhaven<br />
– which I think sounds brilliant. A man<br />
on the go.<br />
Charlotte Gann<br />
selkiekayaks.co.uk<br />
Photo by Paul Cox<br />
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