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Maiden Offshore Voyage and Wheels For W500 Fishing Kayak – Ken From Katikati, New Zealand

Posted on December 9, 2011 by W kayak

I went out in the kayak for the first time this morning. The wind appeared to have eased off, so I went out from Beach Road at 8am. High tide was early this morning, so it wasn’t the best time to go, but I didn’t want to wait any longer to try it.
I ended up paddling in the sitting position, and felt quite happy with that, even though the wind got up and I ended up having to paddle into a 500mm chop and strong head wind..

I shall have to do some fine tuning in how I use it, but the bottom line is that I am thrilled with it, and it will get a lot more use than my [name brand sit-in kayak]. Continue reading →

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Riding Tropical Storm Irene In The Stand Up Kayak

Posted on August 28, 2011 by W kayak

Earlier today we took the W500 kayak to the beach at lake Massapoag, a 1 square mile lake in eastern Massachusetts, on the path of Irene – a tropical storm at that point in time.
The wind was blowing at 35 mph, with long gusts of up to 55 mph, beating the waters of this small lake to waves between 1 and 2 ft high. Such waves are almost unnoticed when you’re paddling the W500, but paddling standing up against such powerful headwind isn’t easy, as you’ll see: Continue reading →

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‘First Impressions’ W Kayak Review, By Sam Wire & Sons, California

Posted on August 8, 2011 by W kayak

I have two sons, one 10 and one 8. I put one of them on one end of the cabin, myself in the middle, and the other son on the other end of the cabin. The one sitting behind me faces the opposite direction so he can fish out the back of the boat. When we weren’t casting into the weed beds, we were trolling around the lake. I was the trolling motor and my kids each would put a pole in the water on opposite sides of the boat. This boat is just roomy enough for me to fit myself and the two kids in the boat so we can all go fishing at once. It is incredibly stable. Continue reading →

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Paul at the Ocean Springs Kayak Festival, Mississippi

Posted on June 20, 2011 by W kayak

Paul Harrison participated in the annual kayak festival in Ocean Springs, and sent us this photo:
The 3 mile race was originally scheduled to be 4.5 miles long, but choppy water conditions prompted organizers to shorten it. Continue reading →

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Roxanne’s Review of her New W500 Fishing Kayak – Connecticut

Posted on May 24, 2009 by W kayak

NEW (June): Roxanne’s W500 Trip to the Backwater of the Farmington River, Connecticut (+Movie) Roxanne Davis from Connecticut is a seasoned kayak fisherwoman who has owned and rigged two early models of the W300 series, and reviewed them. Now she … Continue reading →

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