Just finished a Curlew for my wife... Couldn't find any decent WRC locally, but I was able to get some really nice, knot-free, straight grained cypress in 16' lengths from a local mill. No scarfing required! The leftovers from milling the gunwales and stingers worked very nicely for the laminated coaming as well. No actual "launch" photos, however- I learned the hard way not to go anywhere near the water with my phone- but the boat performed perfectly and she loves it, her only other kayaking experiences have been in big 'ol roto-molded plastic boats. I'm told this is a major improvement over those.
