TRUE STAND UP FISHING KAYAKS What makes stand up fishing and paddling a good experience in the real world, and why it matters to you This article examines what makes stand up fishing so important, and why an increasing number of kayak fishermen are disappointed by the common SOT and sit-in kayak designs that fail … Continue reading “Paddle and Fish Standing Up”
Updated December 11, 2023 THE OPTIMAL DESIGN FOR MAXIMAL KAYAK STABILITY Three anglers fishing standing in an S4 Read the full story » Click images to enlarge The world’s most stable kayak is Wavewalk’s S4 Three anglers standing in an S4 can fish in full confidence and comfort, thanks to its unrivaled stability. Three adult … Continue reading “THE MOST STABLE KAYAKS AND MICROSKIFFS”
Photographing wildlife from a kayak Are you looking for a stable kayak for photography? You may already know what to look for, but you may also wonder what questions to ask and what issues you should be aware of. This article will attempt to encompass and summarize the main aspects of kayak photography that you … Continue reading “A stable kayak for photography”
Featured image: Pat Irwin, a kayaker with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) paddling his Wavewalk 500 in Alaska. The small W500 has been replaced by the bigger and much more stable W720 and S4. If you looked at ads run by certain fishing kayak manufacturers, you might get the impression that typical kayak anglers are twenty-something athletes … Continue reading “Kayak fishing with disabilities”
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:
