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W500 Sailing Kayak, Rafael Francke

Posted on April 21, 2011 by W kayak

I do enjoy the W kayak I got, it is really fun to use, and it sails very well without a need for rudder – Shifting my weight forward or aft will guide the boat up or down the wind. Continue reading →

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Brian Vickery’s Completed Motor & Sailing W500 Kayak, California

Posted on November 7, 2010 by W kayak

This is a truly amazing project:
Brian Vickery, whose name is already familiar to this blog’s visitors, completed his multiple system project for his W500. He designed and hand crafted a folding steering system, an electric trolling motor system, a folding outrigger system, and an full-featured sailing rig. Continue reading →

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Brian’s Folding Outriggers for Motorized Kayak

Posted on July 18, 2010 by W kayak

I put my W kayak in the water this morning and tried-out the folding amas. Wow!, when I tried my hardest to make it tip , I could not. Just like standing on a concrete floor. Solid, solid as I never thought it would be. That is saying a dickens of a lot, coming from me. I could not budge it at all. Continue reading →

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Outrigger for W Fishing Kayak

Posted on March 13, 2008 by W kayak

In a previous post on this blog we discussed different outrigger configurations for the W kayak. This figure shows our general recommendations for a simple and easy to build DIY outrigger. Note that the outrigger is voluminous, and placed far … Continue reading →

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