What’s up with the Rhino? Well… since the text and photos below were posted, I’ve built 3 more of these, and I just can’t get it quite right. The boat does everything it’s supposed to do, holds in tight on a wave with good speed and clean cutbacks, and functions OK as limited range cruiser. I’d...
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Double Your Fun: Testing the New F2 Tandem Prototype on Washington’s wild Ozette Coast
Leann and I arrived at Neah Bay at 1pm the day before summer solstice. After a few hours of sorting food and packing gear we were ready to launch. 3pm might not be the best time to launch an untested kayak onto a rock studded fogbound coastline in the wind and drizzle, but we...
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Surfing the F1
Visit F1 design page here …But how does it surf? Ahhh yes, the perennial question, and perhaps the most misguided one because sea kayaks, by design, are not good at surfing. Not real surfing, not the kind that surfers do. This of course never stopped me from trying to make one that is! I invited my buddy...
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