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Boyd and Sandy Autumn Kayaking In Southern Ontario’s Grand River. Canada

W kayak — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:59:31 +0000

October is a beautiful month for kayaking.
Here in southern Ontario, the leaves are at their peak colours and the heavy rains have raised the river flow to provide some exciting white water opportunities.
The W500 is higher and drier than other kayaks.

Boyd and Sandy Smith

Boyd’s W Kayak Transportation Wheels – Ontario, Canada

W kayak — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:13:23 +0000

Boyd and Sandy Smith, from Ontario, Canada, use their W500 kayak extensively, and needed a solution for transporting it to the water and back from it.
Boyd salvaged a pair of wheels from an broken golf cart, got some 2×2 wood and $10 of hardware, and created his version of kayak trolley, which serves the purpose perfectly.

People everywhere ask Boyd and Sandy “What is this boat?”, so Boyd added the series number 500 to the W logo…

Boyd designed his kayak trolley in such a way that it can be easily and swiftly disassembled, and stored in one of the hull tips.

And this is Boyd’s idea of supreme comfort, for when he just wants to lay back and get some rest after a long paddle: A seat with armrests and beads in the back rest:

The seat can be folded, and stored in one of the hulls, so it won’t get in the way when Boyd is paddling.

Read about Boyd and Sally’s first paddling trip in tandem >>

New: Read about Boyd and Sandy kayaking the Grand River in South Ontario >>

Importing a W Kayak to Canada

W kayak — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:10:07 +0000

For clients living in Canada who are interested in importing a W kayak to Canada, the process is simple: You can either pick up your W kayak at a location on the US side of the border, and drive back to Canada, or have us ship the kayak to your Canadian address.
In such case, called a Self Cleared Shipment, we contract a bonded freight company to deliver the kayak to you, and we provide them with the documents and information they need.
We email copies to you as well.
Once the carriers bring the W kayak across the border into Canada, they fax or email you the forms you need to fill in order to clear the W kayak through customs. You can clear the kayak at a local office of the Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) – No need to do it at the US border. There are over 1,000 local offices of the Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) across Canada, and you’d just have to find the one nearest to you (see list of locations), go there, and get your kayak cleared.
You won’t be required to use a customs broker for this matter.
Next, the CBSA will notify the carriers that your kayak has been cleared, and the carriers will call you to schedule its delivery to your address.

We ship each W kayak in an individual cardboard box, and all our shipments are insured.

Please call us at 1-781-806-5261, or email us if you have any question

Boyd and Sandy Smith in Tandem at the Grand River Canoe and Kayak Festival, Ontario, Canada

W kayak — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:07:01 +0000

It was our maiden voyage in our new W500 kayak that we had just purchased from Mike Ratigan, at New York Yaks, in Rochester NY.
The occasion was the “Day of 1000 Canoes”. We never did get a chance to practice solo or tandem with the W500 before the Caledonia Canoe & Kayak Festival today, but everything worked out well.
We paddled 20 km down the Grand River from Caledonia to Cayuga.
Boyd and Sandy

Things didn't go that well for everyone

Read about Boyd’s DIY wheel cart for kayak transportation >>

New: Read about Boyd and Sandy kayaking the Grand River in South Ontario >>

Jeff Lands a Big Muskie in Canada Fishing Trip

W kayak — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:11:39 +0000

Finishing up our yearly Canada trip.
Whew, gave the Emmrods a heck of a workout. This was my largest fish, a 45 inch musky. There we others only smaller, we caught loads and loads of fish.
Jeff