This Unofficial Coracle Society Group has been set up to allow anyone with a love of coracles to discuss coracles and skin boats. Those yet to dip a paddle in the water are especially welcome to join, it is not necessary to be a member of the Society.
It is especially useful for meeting others in your area and arranging group paddles.
Please note that inclusion of any entry on this site does not necessarily imply the approval of the The Coracle Society.
New members are moderated so initially your messages may take a day or two to appear, this is to keep spam and obscenity out.
The Coracle Society has a new website which can be found at
You must obtain your hide totally fresh to work on it straight away and put it in the curing tank the same day,only freeze it after curing, but best to put it
Not to my knowledge. Darn ice age had the sea edge about 300 miles out so all the good stuff's gone or inaccessible. We find an occasional dugout in the swamps
Some of us here in Texas are looking to make at least one coracle fairly soon. I had heard the similar tale about the deteriorating hide and feared that would
Having worked with store-bought rawhide I can't help but imagine the properties are similar on the hides used on coracles. So I want to put some questions out
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