Angus Rowboats is the premier producer of performance rowboat kits and plans. Our boats are expedition tested and have broken records including fastest time around Vancouver Island and first boat under 20' in Race to Alaska.
Our unique, expertly crafted boat designs include rowboats geared for expeditions, racing, sailing, camping and teaching boating to children. Amateur and experienced boat builders from around the world have built Angus Rowboat designs.
Kits
Build a sleek rowboat that can travel challenging coastal waters, carry your whole family, and even win races.
Plans
Create your own boat from our detailed plans, an economical way to produce a stunning vessel.
Accessories
Build your drop in sliding seat system and sculling oars.
Books and DVDs
Explore some of the places Colin and Julie have rowed on their adventures.
Best-Selling Products
Bumblebee Sailboat Downloadable Plans
$29.00
The Bumblebee is for the pint-sized mariner. This boat is perfect for kids aged 2-5 and is the only boat on the market that allows... View full product details
Cambridge Racer Digital Plans
$89.00
The Cambridge Racer is a performance rowing shell designed specifically for speed. It is fastest in calm conditions, however, is shaped to perform well in... View full product details
Cambridge Racer Full-sized Plans and Manual
$119.00
The Cambridge Racer is a performance rowing shell designed specifically for speed. It is fastest in calm conditions, however, is shaped to perform well in... View full product details
Carbon Fiber Sculling Oars - Two-Part
$649.00 $699.00
Our break-apart carbon fiber sculling oars are the pinnacle of both performance and practicality. There's no getting around it, sculling oars are ridiculously long -... View full product details
Expedition Rowboat Digital Plans
$139.00
This expedition-designed rowing scull is seaworthy, fast and can carry a month’s provisions. The watertight storage space is accessed through extra-large hatches and the roomy... View full product details
Expedition Rowboat Full-sized Plans and Manual
$169.00 $169.00
This expedition-designed rowing scull is seaworthy, fast and can carry a month’s provisions. The watertight storage space is accessed through extra-large hatches and the roomy... View full product details
Hollow-Shaft Wooden Sculling Oar Kit
$112.00
If you’ve spent months building a gorgeous wooden rowing vessel, a pair of gleaming varnished sculling oars are the icing on the cake. The shaft... View full product details
Oxford Wherry Kit
$1,450.00
The Oxford Wherry combines elements of traditional beauty with modern design and construction to create a vessel that is not just gorgeous, but surprisingly functional. Its... View full product details
RowCruiser Digital Plans
$149.00
The RowCruiser offers comfortable sleeping accommodation for one person without sacrificing performance. This boat moves at about the same speed as a sea kayak, and... View full product details
RowCruiser Full-sized Plans and Manual
$189.00 $189.00
The RowCruiser offers comfortable sleeping accommodation for one person without sacrificing performance. This boat moves at about the same speed as a sea kayak, and... View full product details
Sailing RowCruiser Digital Plans & Manual Package
$229.00
The Sailing RowCruiser is the most versatile boat we offer. We have taken the basic RowCruiser hull (a versatile boat on its own, which provides... View full product details
Sailing RowCruiser Plans & Manual Package
$299.00 $299.00
The Sailing RowCruiser is the most versatile boat we offer. We have taken the basic RowCruiser hull (a versatile boat on its own, which provides... View full product details
Sliding Seat/Rigger Hardware Kit with Carbon Fibre Seat
$349.00
Our drop-in rowing unit is designed to work with all our boats. It can also be used in many other vessel designs such as canoes... View full product details
Stainless 316 Oarlock Sockets
$39.00
The market is full of brass and nickel-plated oarlocks and oarlock sockets, but for the corrosive maritime environment bronze and stainless steel are the only... View full product details
News
Human Powered Achievements through the Northwest Passage
At Angus Rowboats, our passion for adventure naturally draws us to the mystique of the Northwest Passage – one of the world's most captivating and perilous waterways. Historically, this elusive passage promised a shorter shipping route, spurring early navigators to fervently chart and struggle through its icy intricacies.
The summer of 2023 saw three audacious teams, including one using our very own RowCruiser boats, aiming to be the first to traverse NW Passage solely by human power within a single season. As the season concludes, we've chronicled these attempts, and catalogued past human-powered endeavors to navigate the Northwest Passage.
Creating a Bookcase from a Boat
CNC - Cut Kits for Angus Rowboat's Customers Outside of North America
Wheelbarrow Dinghy Comes to Life
In 1987, a pilot by the name of Robert Plath invented a new kind of suitcase - the Rollaboard. It had two wheels and a rigid stowaway handle. While a pretty basic concept, it was revolutionary compared to what already existed (suitcases four wheels and leash that always fell over), and now almost every suitcase is designed in his style.
We feel that the Wheelbarrow Dinghy is to the world of boats that the Rollaboard is to suitcases...
Featured Video
Watch the video below to see how we taught our 1-year-old to sail.
