Fitting Jenny’s West Greenland kayak


Jenny built an F1 with me eight years ago and has been using it as her primary sea kayak ever since. This year she decided to commission a West Greenland near-replica to explore traditional Greenland paddling skills.
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Because Jenny lives four hours away and also because of the pandemic we tried very hard to do the fitting remotely but there’s just no way that I can properly size a Greenland kayak to someone without them sitting in the frame. Tiny adjustments in masik height, position, foot brace, and cockpit ribs make a big impact on both safety and performance.
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Thanks for making the drive, Jenny. You can check out the results next weekend on the water.
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Jenny built an F1 with me eight years ago and has been using it as her primary sea kayak ever since. This year she decided to commission a West Greenland near-replica to explore traditional Greenland paddling skills.

Because Jenny lives four hours away and also because of the pandemic we tried very hard to do the fitting remotely but there’s just no way that I can properly size a Greenland kayak to someone without them sitting in the frame. Tiny adjustments in masik height, position, foot brace, and cockpit ribs make a big impact on both safety and performance.

Thanks for making the drive, Jenny. You can check out the results next weekend on the water.

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