Wavewalk kayaks at the US Masters National Rowing Regatta

Wavewalk 500 kayaks at the US Masters National Rowing Regatta

By Ken Dollhopf

We just got back fromt he US Masters National Rowing Regatta in Grand Rapids, MI. It is the largest race regatta this year. It was 4 days of racing with each day starting around 8am and concluding between 7p and 8p. Races were every 4 minutes!

We used 6 of the yellow Wavewalk 500 boats as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race and then 2 of the S4’s for installation (6 days) and removal of the race course. The race course was composed of seven mile long cables with over 1.200 lane marking buoys.

Here is the youtube link to the regatta for Saturday:
https://youtu.be/b0uGgisolMU

Overall a big success…

W500 kayak serving as starting a line boat for aligning rowing shells at the start of the race.

Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race

Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race. Photo shot from a Wavewalk S4 motor catamaran kayak

Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race

Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race

Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race  Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race  Wavewalk S4 motor catamaran kayak. In the background Wavewalk 500 kayaks as starting line boats for aligning the rowing shells at the start of the race

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One thought on “Wavewalk kayaks at the US Masters National Rowing Regatta”

  1. Thank you Ken,

    This is unbelievable!
    Wow… It’s definitely an honor to serve in a national competition of the world’s fastest human powered watercraft.
    Talking about versatility – I had imagined this new, little watercraft called “Wavewalk” doing all sorts of things, but this has surpassed my imagination 😀

    Yoav

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