Wavewalk, Background and Timeline
Hello,
My name is Yoav Rosen, and I invented and patented the twin-hull watercraft known as Wavewalk kayaks and boats. I’ve been in the kayak and boat business since 2001.
Between 2001 and 2004 I engaged in R&D, and in 2004, I began selling my kayaks factory direct, mainly in the US and Canada. Since then, Wavewalk kayaks and boats have been serving paddlers, anglers, hunters, divers, photographers, boat owners, scientists and engineering companies in 33 countries worldwide, with users aged between 2 and 92 years old*.
In 2005, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted me utility patent number 6871608 for my invention that enables the creation of new types of small, lightweight, multi-hull (catamaran) kayaks and small boats. I call this technology Micronautics, and I’ve been using it to design portable watercraft that are unrivaled in the comfort and stability they deliver.
In 2018, I moved to Rhode Island, known as The Ocean State.
About Wavewalk kayaks and microskiffs
Wavewalk kayaks and boats offer improvements in paddling, fishing and motorizing with the world’s most stable product in the category of personal, small-size boats. My patented kayaks and portable boats are stabler than the biggest and widest fishing kayaks, as well as canoes and kayaks equipped with outriggers (external stabilizers), and the S4 model delivers more stability in rough water than many bigger boats do.
Wavewalk kayaks and boats completely eliminate back pain, leg numbness and other physical discomfort commonly experienced by people who paddle sit-in and sit-on-top (SOT) kayaks, and fish from them.
When compared to canoes and other kayaks, Wavewalk twin-hull kayaks and multihull boats offer enhanced speed, control and tracking capabilities, as well as unrivaled mobility and seaworthiness.
The Wavewalk design offers by far more storage space than any other kayak does, as well as better protection from the elements.
Typically, my customers motorize their Wavewalk twin-hull boats and kayaks, and they enjoy the unmatched performance of these watercraft in fresh water as well as in the ocean.
Wavewalk Products – OVERVIEW and timeline
IDENTIFICATION
The US Coast Guard (USCG) assigned Wavewalk the Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC) WUV, which is part of the Hull Identification Number (HIN) marked on every Wavewalk kayak and boat.
BRIEF HISTORY AND VARIOUS SERIES
- First kayak series: The 300 (2004-2010). It included the original version (2004-2007), and the redesigned version (2007-2008).
- Second generation series: The 500 series was released in 2009, and it became a classic almost overnight. Anglers who used a W500 considered it to be the world’s best fishing kayak, mostly because it was back pain free, and much stabler than all other fishing kayaks, regardless of their size. I suspended the production of the W500 in 2020, mainly because my clients preferred the w700 series and later the S4.
- Third generation kayak series: In August of 2015, I introduced the 700 series that offers a level of stability that allows for two anglers to fish out of it as well as motorize it easily and effectively. The 700 is unsurpassed as a paddle craft, both for tandem and solo applications, in both kayaking and canoeing styles.
- Fourth generation series: In May 2017, I launched the newest Series 4 (S4) of ultralight, portable, car-top mictoskiffs that work great as paddle craft, ans since then the S4 microskiff has provided the highest level of comfort, stability, seaworthiness, carrying capacity, and large onboard storage in the category of portable boats and microskiffs and other vessels its size, as well as bigger ones.
- July 2018 – I relocated from Massachusetts to my current beachfront location in Rhode Island, the Ocean State.
- 2019 – I moved the production of Wavewalk kayaks and boats to Diversified Plastics Inc (DPI) in Latta, South Carolina, and they have been producing them for me since then.
- 2020 – I suspended and later discontinued the production of the W500, since most clients who were interested in it preferred the W700 series or an S4 microskiff.
- 2021 – I introduced the W720 Model, a kayak-skiff from the W700 series that features an integrated motor mount for outboard motors up to 3 HP.
- 2025 – I introduced the S4 Duo microkiff, a full-size boat made from two S4 Microskiffs strapped together. The S4 Duo takes portability and convenience in boating to a new level.
my Commitment
I am dedicated to creating the world’s best kayaks for touring and fishing, and the best portable motorboats. I am happy to support my clients in a broad range of applications and regions, even years after they purchased their Wavewalk.
About the Wavewalk website
In order to provide customers with as much information as they need about the Wavewalk twin-hulled boats and kayaks, I created a website that features dozens of technical articles, dozens of demo videos, countless full-featured reviews contributed by customers, trip reports, and more. I have made great efforts to make this website easier to navigate and use, and for this reason we’ve trimmed over 1,200 pages from it in recent years.
I’m always happy to provide answers to your questions by phone, text, and email, or through your comments on this blog.
Special thanks to a large group of people who’ve contributed stories, pictures, videos, rigging ideas, fishing tips, criticism, encouragement, and a lot of talent, experience and good will since I started experimenting in new watercraft in 2001, and came out with our first commercial product in 2004.
CONTACT INFO
Call or text: 774 315-6009
Email: support@wavewalk.com »
Address
Yoav Rosen
Wavewalk
115 Terrace Avenue
Riverside, RI 02915
United States
Contact: Yoav Rosen
Address For Factory Pickups Only
Wavewalk c/o Diversified Plastics Inc. (DPI)
1309 Highway 917 West
Latta, SC 29565
If you’ve already placed your order, please call me in advance to schedule pickup.
Do you have any questions?
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* This 92 years old angler lives in Connecticut. He fishes solo from a used 10’4″ long and 25″ wide W300 kayak that he bought from Rox Davis twenty years ago. He told Rox that he’s out on the water almost every day, weather permitting.