Rasmussen, too, emphasizes that the Flyak is a highly specialized racing vessel that requires a good deal of skill and endurance from the kayaker: “The total weight of the kayaker and hull dictate the area of the foil pair. Kayakers with a high level of fitness can use smaller foils, and thereby reach higher speeds,” [...]

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What California commuter hasn’t ever had the urge to just walk away from traffic entirely? Well, George Calvarescu found a way to kayak away from it all.

I managed to miss the updates, but here they are: Yostwerks Kayak Building Manuals.
Tom now has a few more designs and quite a bit of detail on building an inflatable kayak.  The new Expedition looks pretty cool and a bit more stable.  I’ll have to hunt around and see if anyone has built one yet.

I had a great time at the bash and enjoyed talking to many experienced and curious kayak builders. Here’s a link to my photo set on flickr.
2007 Texas Kayak Builders Bash
Both Kurt and John had new original designs there in addition to Steve’s saran wrap kayak and Tony’s strip built Sea Ranger. [...]

Made a trip up to AustinKayaks in San Marcos this morning for some foam blocks to mount the yaks on my car. I’m still saving up for a Yakima or Thule (whatever I find cheapest on craigslist). They foam works well in this manner and will fit on the bars of the rack [...]

Scubascapie’s Kayak project, :: wood carvings, Native American Flutes and other stuff.
Very cool looking sled with a strip built seat.  Hopefully we won’t need anything like this down here in Texas.

Now that I’ve paddled my boat a number of times and have started getting comfortable with it there are some things that will be changed for the next one.
Cockpit - If I build another Sea Tour I’ll be sure to move the 3rd frame forward a couple inches and move the 4th frame (masik) back [...]

My camera took a coffee bath when I got rear-ended on the way to work last week so I don’t have any pictures.  Hopefully the other driver’s insurance will come through with enough cash to get a nicer one.
We hit the lake early yesterday morning to beat the rush (which never really happened).  A few [...]

Went paddling on Saturday with Tony and Kurt and again Monday morning with Tony.
Aside from my legs falling asleep Saturday everything went well and we had a good time. Hopefully Kurt will post a short review of my Sea Tour ;). Many thanks to Kurt for the tips on bracing and preparing [...]