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Angus’s pair of F2 tandem kayaks

August 2022August 2022Leave a comment

Generally speaking I hate most tandem kayaks, which is why I designed the F2. At 20 feet long 24 1/2 inches wide and 45 pounds, it’s fast, light and maneuvers surprisingly well without a rudder. Over the last year Angus built a pair of these for his family in North Ireland so everyone could...

Hatches and bulkheads in skin-on-frame kayaks: Peter’s modified F2 kayak

February 2021September 2022Leave a comment

People frequently ask me about hatches and bulkheads in skin-on-frame kayaks. Having gone down this road many years ago I concluded that the time and effort involved is a bit of a mismatch to the simplicity of skin-on-frame. I’m not against hatches, I just think they make more sense in rigid kayaks. It is true, however, that...

Peter’s F2 kayak

April 2019September 2022Leave a comment

One of the most gratifying things about my job is watching the boats getting built all over the world. Peter in Southern Australia (in his 70’s) built himself an F1 last year and his wife loved it so much that he built her one as well. This year he built a tandem so they...

Crash Landing the F2 at Arch Cape

July 2009June 2023Leave a comment

“Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” The important thing to point out here is that things didn’t feel right from the beginning. It was a beautiful morning but for a variety of reasons Leann and I were having a hard time getting our act together to get on the water. It was 11am by the...

Double Your Fun: Testing the New F2 Tandem Prototype on Washington’s wild Ozette Coast

June 2009June 2023Leave a comment

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...

The F2 Tandem Sea Kayak

June 2009June 2023Leave a comment

24 inches wide, 9 inches deep, 20 feet long, custom everything I like doubles, a lot of people don’t. While it’s true that a double removes some of the freedom and spryness of traveling in singles, it also adds efficiency for straight line travel and can be a great way to even out the...