Midsize touring canoe

Kestrel

Designed for long days on open water, delivering efficient flatwater travel. 

It supports straight tracking, helping the canoe hold its line across lakes and open stretches.

Sized for compact and medium paddlers, balanced for moderate loads

Long distances feel different in the right canoe. The Kestrel is built for steady travel across lakes and open water, where efficiency, glide, and straight tracking can make your day. Sized for compact and medium paddlers, it carries camping gear comfortably without feeling oversized or demanding. If you value covering ground in a canoe that feels proportional and responsive, the Kestrel is built to fit.

Midsize touring canoe

Kestrel

Designed for long days on open water, delivering efficient flatwater travel. 

It supports straight tracking, helping the canoe hold its line across lakes and open stretches.

Sized for compact and medium paddlers, balanced for moderate loads

Hand made

Craft Woodwork

custom built

Long distances feel different in the right canoe. The Kestrel is built for steady travel across lakes and open water, where efficiency, glide, and straight tracking can make your day. Sized for compact and medium paddlers, it carries camping gear comfortably without feeling oversized or demanding. If you value covering ground in a canoe that feels proportional and responsive, the Kestrel is built to fit.

Efficiency. Glide. tracking 

Design Approach

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Designed with intent

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Designed & Built in New York

Rooted in the Finger Lakes paddling region.

By Paddlers for Paddlers

Designed by experts.

Refined in the Wild

Tested over years and miles.

Specifications

length

Total length: 14′9″

Hull Width

At gunwales: 25.5″
At 4″ waterline: 25.5″
Maximum: 27.5″

Hull depth

Bow: 16″
Center: 11.5″
Stern: 14″

rocker

Bow: 1.75″
Stern: 1.25″

capacity

Medium sized loads

water type(s)

Lakes & easy rivers

Price

ROC layup: $4,375
FLX layup: $4,375
Premium+: $4,175
Kevlar Hybrid: $3,425

Hand made

Craft Woodwork

custom built

Fit & use

Is the Kestrel the right canoe for you?

The Kestrel is sized for compact and medium paddlers and for trips that involve moderate gear. If you’re a larger paddler or regularly carry heavier loads, the Peregrine often feels more composed while delivering the same flatwater performance.

The Kestrel handles slow-moving rivers comfortably, but paddlers who spend most of their time on tight, winding streams may prefer the added maneuverability of the SRT.

If your goal is steady, efficient travel across lakes and open water in a canoe that feels proportional beneath you, the Kestrel tends to feel right at home.