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Rod Ratzlaff’s Article on the W500 Kayak – Colorado

Rod Ratzlaff, a Colorado kayaker and eclectic outdoorsman, got his W500 earlier this year, and we already published his ‘first impression’ kayak review on this blog. Since then, Rod wrote a full featured article about his W500 kayak, and kindly … Continue reading

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W Kayaking in Strong Wind

W kayakers usually report excellent performance of their boats under wind, mainly because it tracks well and offers various means for power-paddling and counter-affecting the wind. Here are some tips that can improve your W kayak’s performance when you’re paddling … Continue reading

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Jeff About Paddling His W Fishing Kayak in Strong Wind

Another observation from Jeff, following yesterday’s fishing trip: -”I saw two other fellows out in kayaks toward the end of the my time on the water.  By then is was blowing pretty hard out of the south.  Both of them … Continue reading

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Jeff’s Report: Kayak Fishing on a Windy Day, Florida

-”Today was windy, very windy. in fact the hum of the wind through the racked rods got too loud after an hour or so.  Paddling the W in the wind is much easier than any kayak I’ve tried. No it’s … Continue reading

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New Wavewalk Kayak Review From Nevada

Nevada, that’s right. Harry Smallwood from Nevada took his new W kayak on a long RV trip down to Baja, and back. He sent us pictures, and a concise review of his new W kayak. Thanks Harry!

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