Compact solo canoe
Mayfly
built around smaller paddlers, the Mayfly delivers a proportional fit that doesn’t feel oversized
Accelerates quickly and keeps pace easily, giving you lively, responsive speed
Enables nimble, precise control, through turns and tight water.
The Mayfly is intentionally built to a smaller scale — and that shows up before you ever launch it. For smaller paddlers, it’s easier to carry, easier to car top, and easier to live with day to day. On the water, that proportional fit means you’re not managing extra hull. It’s light in the hands, quick to respond, and rewards an active stroke whether you’re carving turns for fun or covering a few quiet miles close to home. A long-standing Dave Yost design, it has been proven over decades of paddling.
Compact solo canoe
Mayfly
built around smaller paddlers, the Mayfly delivers a proportional fit that doesn’t feel oversized
Accelerates quickly and keeps pace easily, giving you lively, responsive speed
Enables nimble, precise control, through turns and tight water.
Hand made
Craft Woodwork
custom built
The Mayfly is intentionally built to a smaller scale — and that shows up before you ever launch it. For smaller paddlers, it’s easier to carry, easier to car top, and easier to live with day to day. On the water, that proportional fit means you’re not managing extra hull. It’s light in the hands, quick to respond, and rewards an active stroke whether you’re carving turns for fun or covering a few quiet miles close to home. A long-standing Dave Yost design, it has been proven over decades of paddling.
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: 12′5″
Hull Width
At gunwales: 24.5″
At 4″ waterline: 25.5″
Maximum: 26.5″
Hull depth
Bow: 16.5″
Center: 11.5″
Stern: 15″
rocker
Bow: 1″
Stern: .75″
capacity
Light-mid sized loads
water type(s)
Lakes & easy rivers
Price
ROC layup: $3,850
FLX layup: $3,850
Premium+: $3,650
Kevlar Hybrid: $3,225
Hand made
Craft Woodwork
custom built
Fit & use
Is the Mayfly the right canoe for you?
The Mayfly is intentionally compact. Larger paddlers, or those looking to carry heavy tripping loads, will usually feel more comfortable in a longer hull like the Kestrel.
Because of its narrow beam and light weight, the Mayfly can feel lively when you first step into it. Paddlers who prefer a very steady, sit-still platform often gravitate toward something with more volume like the Kestrel.
For smaller paddlers, though, that compact size is the advantage. It fits properly on the water and is easier to carry, load, and manage day to day — which is exactly why it has earned such a loyal following over the years.