Granville Island Works - The People that make Granville Island

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Feathercraft

Products Ltd.

Granville Island had yet to be developed when Doug Simpson was found squatting in a derelict building. Explaining his plans to make folding kayaks, he was signed as one of the first tenants.

Having long since moved from the derelict shack to a larger space, a business analyst would advise to move off-island for rent cost savings. But this business is also a way of life. The by-the-water location allows Doug to paddle-commute year round, and Feathercraft’s international customers test paddle kayaks from the front door.

Feathercraft Kayaks are hand-made to the highest quality standards. Twelve full-time, very skilled individuals feel as passionate about creating the best folding kayaks in the world as the founder did 35 years ago.









Those early days were a mixture of real jobs to finance the dream. The first production model was sold in 1980, and so began a global success story.