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Danilo Russolillo, Offshore W Kayak Paddler and Angler, Rome, Italy

From the beautiful, sunny Mediterranean, Danilo wrote us:

Yesterday and today I tested the wavewalk.
I am happy with the W. It is very stable, I went far away from the beach, I enjoyed standing up, I think it’s going to be very important to people who own a Wavewalk, and also the ability to lie down and sunbathe.
It is fast like a normal kayak, and to me it is perfect.
I’m not a fisherman, but today I tried trolling. I hooked a big fish, but it broke the wire and ran away!
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More About Paddling Trips in the W Kayak, by Norma Cavello – Connecticut Kayaker

Norma is a seasoned kayaker, who has already contributed a kayak review of her 2004 W300. I have many kayaks, and use all of them for different times and depending on who I’ll be paddling with. I have gotten to … Continue reading

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W Kayak Review By Jeremy Eisler, Mississippi Paddler

I recently purchased the Wavewalk boat for paddling. The Wavewalk is actually a very small catamaran, designed to allow one to paddle while standing up with one foot in each hull, as well as while sitting, with either a canoe … Continue reading

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W Kayak Surfing in (New) Style

Tom and Jenny Buddington, from Florida, are continuing their exploration of their 2008 W Kayak’s performance envelope: Today Jenny invented a new kayak surfing style that she called “W Kayak Tail Surfing” (temporary name, probably). To us it looks like … Continue reading

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Trends in Fishing Kayak Design

As the popularity of kayak fishing increases more kayak designers and manufacturers are drawn to offer their solutions to kayak fishermen. Interestingly, if one can judge from the solutions the main problem that needs addressing is the fishing kayaks’ poor … Continue reading

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