Wavewalk Kayaks

Tom B. and his daughter Jenny, from Florida sent us a review of their family’s new 2008 W Kayak.

Tom writes: -”I really cannot say enough wonderful things about this kayak. It is a great craft and I really think that if I had first gotten a W kayak I most likely would have never gotten any other kayak.”

Jenny, Tom’s daughter writes: -”I love to kayak with my W kayak. I call it the ‘Puffin’–it is amazing. It’s always fun to paddle it. It was easy to paddle with my tent and camping gear too. My favorite experience in her was when I went on the Banana River with my dad and went swimming in between her twin hulls. TRUE story: I was holding myself up between her 2 hulls when a Manatee swam almost up to my face and blew air at me! I will never forget that. In the water with a Manatee holding on to my W kayak I call the Puffin. It was a special moment. I will keep this boat forever.

Jenny wave walking on the Indian River, Florida



We’ve just published a new story about Jane, a kayaker from San Diego, California, who’s just become a W kayaker. Jane took her new 2008 W kayak paddling for the first time in Mission Bay, in the company of her daughter, her two grandchildren, and their friend.

Looks like had a lot of fun…

Jane is also a seasoned Jet-ski and motorcycle rider, but that’s another story…

“Due Diligence” is a term you learn in business school. It’s used in the context of public accountants who must investigate a company’s situation seriously and responsibly before issuing a report on its situation.

In the world of kayaking and kayak fishing it would mean testing a new kayak with an open mind and a will to learn it thoroughly, while allocating sufficient time for the job. It means to distance oneself from possible preconceived ideas about the boat, its capabilities and the proper way to use it, and report one’s findings fairly and accurately.

On some occasions I’ve seen some professional paddlers and reporters express themselves in a way that showed overconfidence in their ability to learn, judge and evaluate the W kayak instantly or within a very short time - too short for due diligence.

The following pictures show Topher Reynolds (c), who took part in a series of tests for Paddler Magazine (see: Testing The W Kayak by paddling guru Ed Wesley). The reason I like these pictures is because they show Topher successfully performing tests that I’m incapable to perform myself, and that’s what I’d call a good example of due diligence.

Yoav