Driving an S4 cat microskiff with a 9.8 HP Tohatsu outboard at 17 mph

Captain Larry Jarboe from Wavewalk Adventures in Key Largo, Florida, drives his “White Knight” workhorse S4 cat-skiff powered by a 9.8 HP 2-cycle Tohatsu outboard motor, outfitted with a 9″ pitch propeller. Larry easily gets to a 17 mph speed, which is probably a world record for vessels that are officially designated as kayaks, such … Continue reading “Driving an S4 cat microskiff with a 9.8 HP Tohatsu outboard at 17 mph”

A paddle for going in narrow mangrove tunnels

This is a special multitasking paddle that Captain Larry Jarboe of Wavewalk Adventures Key Largo created following a conversation that we had a few weeks ago. The conversation was about advancing in extremely narrow and low mangrove tunnels. By narrow we mean barely a couple inches wider than the S4, and by low we mean … Continue reading “A paddle for going in narrow mangrove tunnels”

Tandem kayak ocean rescue with the Wavewalk S4

By Captain Larry Jarboe Wavewalk Adventures Key Largo   This afternoon, I took my workhorse S4, the White Knight, through the Key Largo Cut to get some video from Blackwater Sound and the Southern Everglades. Prior to reaching the IntraCoastal Waterway, I spotted a couple in a SOT kayak trying to paddle their yak into … Continue reading “Tandem kayak ocean rescue with the Wavewalk S4”

Four people having fun in three Wavewalk S4 skiffs, Key Largo

This is a video that shows people driving their S4 skiffs standing, riding the saddle seat, and sitting side-saddle, with and without a passenger on board, on flat water, in the chop, and in the ocean, in 2 ft waves. No problem whatsoever – Just fun, fun, fun!     Stability is non-issue in the … Continue reading “Four people having fun in three Wavewalk S4 skiffs, Key Largo”