Boat Testing | Cape Falcon Kayak

Video: On the water testing seat height and angle

August 2024August 2024Leave a comment

Here I’m testing various seat height and angle configurations before making my final decisions on the next boat. Basically I’m trying to figure out how flat of a seat and how low of a seat back I can get away with for the River Skiff. Playing a bit of rebar roulette in the industrial...

Video: Just taking a quick spin in a customers boat before sending it out the door

June 2024July 2024Leave a comment

Just taking a quick spin in a customer’s boat before we send it out the door. This is our F1 kayak design, which is 14 feet long and 23 inches wide and weighs 32 pounds at this particular size (it comes in eight sizes). Due to the length, weight and narrow waterline, it has...

On YouTube: Thoughts on the Pedal Drive Canoe System after months of testing in Mexico

May 2024July 2024Leave a comment

Just posted a new video on the Cape Falcon Kayak YouTube channel where we do a a detailed review of how the pedal drive canoe performed and held up to 4 1/2 months of rough use in Mexico. There’s tons of great information here for anyone that’s interested in pedal drive watercraft and/or skin...

On YouTube: Skin on Frame Canoe Testing Results – after 4 1/2 months in Mexico!

May 2024July 2024Leave a comment

New video on the Cape Falcon Kayak YouTube channel! this is a detailed review of the performance and durability of the canoe that we just spent 4 1/2 months abusing for science! ___This post was originally featured on our Instagram feed.See the original post and discussion here. Follow Cape Falcon Kayak on Instagram »...

Video: Catch & Cook – Fish Tacos

January 2024July 2024Leave a comment

Advertencia: los peces sufrieron daños durante la realización de este vídeo. Feliz año nuevo a todos y gracias a México por mis experiencias por aquí. Disfruta el video. . . . ___ This post was originally featured on our Instagram feed. See the original post and discussion here. Follow Cape Falcon Kayak on Instagram...

Video: Catching triggerfish in the pedal canoe

December 2023July 2024Leave a comment

I love catching triggerfish because they are beautiful, abundant, delicious, low in toxins (mercury), and punch hard above their weight in a fight. A 3 pound trigger fish fights harder than a 7 pound steelhead. They are also incredibly durable, with literally the toughest skin of any animal I’ve ever butchered, and bony gill...

Video: Using the new pedal drive canoe with the outrigger

December 2023July 2024Leave a comment

After using the new pedal drive canoe with the outrigger for a few weeks, I’m already planning for the next iteration. As I’ve said multiple times already, I am never going to build another hybrid solo/tandem. The boat just sits too high in the water, and catches too much wind in solo mode. Also,...

Video: Final boat test before we leave for Mexico

November 2023July 2024Leave a comment

Final boat test before we leave for Mexico. Here I am testing some foam saddles that I made to level out the outrigger and yet another pair of rudder blades. I’m still not 100% satisfied with the steering situation, part of which is the boat and the other part is the rudder blade. The...

Video: First test of the new pedal drive canoe in outrigger mode

November 2023July 2024Leave a comment

First test of the new Pedal Drive Canoe in outrigger mode! Here I’m using our canoe catamaran system to attach an inflatable ama. I can definitely feel the drag of the ama but it’s not terrible, it seems to take away about .1 to .2 mph of speed, and the effect on steering is...

Video: Speed testing the pedal drive canoe

October 2023July 2024Leave a comment

If I really wanted to see how the pedal drive canoe fared against a sea kayak I probably shouldn’t have chosen a 6’4” experienced kayaker and put him in our fastest boat. I was definitely working harder than he was to keep pace during the “normal effort” leg. My normal cruising speed is more...

Video: More testing in the pedal drive tandem

October 2023July 2024Leave a comment

The more time we spend in the pedal canoe, the more natural it becomes switching between pedal, paddle or sail just depending on the situation. Mixing pedal and paddle is especially fun for maneuvering. For the record, sail trolling has never gone well for me, but that doesn’t seem to stop me from continuing...

Video: Self-rescue practice in the pedal drive solo canoe

October 2023July 2024Leave a comment

I still don’t understand if it’s really possible to self rescue a solo canoe? Here I’m doing some self rescue practice with the smaller of the two pedal drive prototypes. It’s not really much different than doing the same thing without the pedal drive, although it is a little more dicey because it’s hard...

Video: Sail testing the pedal drive canoe

October 2023July 2024Leave a comment

I’m playing a little game today. Wind picks up sail goes up, wind dies down, sail comes down, petal Drive goes in. I even managed to clock a few miles with the Bixby electric motor. There’s definitely worse things to do with one’s time… ___ This post was originally featured on our Instagram feed....

Video: “We probably should have learned how to paddle the canoe before filming ourselves doing it”

September 2023July 2024Leave a comment

Actual quote from this paddle: “We probably should have learned how to paddle the canoe before filming ourselves doing it.” The reality is we’ve done almost all of our canoeing in solos, which limits my tandem experience to Boy Scouts and Liz’s to none. I wish I had an audio recorder running the entire...

Video: Thoughts on using the latest solo/tandem pedal drive canoe

September 2023July 2024Leave a comment

Some thoughts on using the latest solo/tandem pedal drive canoe prototype in solo mode: I love paddling/pedaling this boat! I was afraid that the pedal drive would steal some of the magic of normal canoeing, but it turns out that it’s just a different flavor of addictive. With no paddle tipping in the water...