Tag Archives: canoe

Paddling The W Kayak In Tandem – Movie

This video shows two adult paddlers in the W500 kayak. Their weight plus their gear’s weight amounts to a total of 350 lbs. From watching this movie it’s clear to see this kayak is suitable for paddling when loaded with additional weight, but we recommend to avoid loading it more, doing so would affect its performance. The W500 works as perfect canoe as well, both solo and tandem. Continue reading

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James Phillips’ W500 Fishing Kayak Review, British Columbia, Canada

I am very satisfied with the kayak. I am thankful that you had invented such a model because it serves my purpose quite well. The most important thing for me is that I can ride the kayak “straddled” [I.E. in … Continue reading

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Darrell Leidigh – My First Client

I recently learned with sadness that Darrell Leidigh had passed away, at the age of 78. Darrell started designing and manufacturing pontoon boats and canoes in 1958, in Florida, where he founded Mohawk Canoes. Darrell designed dozens of models, some … Continue reading

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Kayak and Canoe

Tagging the W as a canoe would be as technically correct as labeling it a kayak or a catamaran… It’s all of these and it’s neither, or shall we say that it’s basically a new watercraft with some canoe, kayak, … Continue reading

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Paddling With Passengers Onboard Your W Kayak

Sometime it’s nice to go paddling with passengers on board your W Kayak. It can be fun to combine such an excursion with fishing, camping or bird watching. Storage space is not a problem since the W kayak’s hull tips … Continue reading

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