Re: [Paddlewise] Phoenix Kayaks?

From: Hank Hays <lhays_at_canby.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 15:49:56 -0700
Andy Knapp wrote Re: Phoenix kayaks
>
>I have a 1975 Phoenix Isere, a 14'9", 22" beam,  river and lake touring
>boat weighing about 32 lbs. 

It was originally designed as a whitewater downriver racing kayak
("wildwater" to those in the know).  

>I don't know what Phoenix is doing these days; they were based in Tyner,
>then Berea, KY.  

They're still in KY somewhere, primarily marketing the POKE boats that you
see advertised in the mags.  The little entry level jobs like Kiwi Kayaks.

Hank Hays


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