Colin "Here are a couple of recent Optio WP Galleries from the Caithness, northern Scotland, and Moray coast, north east Scotland: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~ltu006/images/Caithness/ " What type of boat is the kayak with the multi-coloured deck? It appears about 25 photos down in the Caithness series. Nice looking boat. -- Cheers, Peter Treby *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Peter Treby wrote: > Colin > "Here are a couple of recent Optio WP Galleries from the Caithness, > northern Scotland, and Moray coast, north east Scotland: > http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~ltu006/images/Caithness/ " > What type of boat is the kayak with the multi-coloured deck? It > appears about 25 photos down in the Caithness series. Nice looking boat. Peter The boat is an island expedition. They are nice boats, recently on the market, designed in Scotland. I have only paddled one of the early prototypes, but was impressed. Fast, but also a playful turny boat skeg up. some interesting design features too: hand grips moulded into the bow and stern, skeg offset to one side to open up space in the rear hatch and limit pebble jams, seat and rear bulkhead moulded as one. Hard chined and low volume variants on the way. They don't all have coloured decks like Neil's boat either! more info here: http://www.islandkayaks.net/IKAboutUs.htm FWIW I have no connection with the company, but if I was in the market for a production boat island expedition would be on my list. Cheers Colin www.kayakscotland.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
FWIW: The Island Kayaks design I have heard is a close reproduction of the original Igdlorssuit kayak built by Emanuel Kornielsen and brought back to Scotland by Ken Taylor in 1959 and surveyed by Duncan Wining. It is in fact the design that begot the Anas Acuta and Pintail and later the Nordkap and Romany. The Kornielsen/Taylor/Wining is the grand daddy of all modern glass fiber production boats. I would love to try one of the Island Kayaks renditions. If it is anything like the S&G rendition of this design, built by Steve Maynard that I had the chance to try once in it should be like the Anas without the bad habbits. The Maynard rendition paddled straight, was fast, yet turned easily and did not have that wall that the Annas hits when you push it. here is the Maynard kayak. http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/madness_2004/507_G After Many years away from kayaking Ken Taylor, unaware of what the kayak he brought back from Greenland had begot, came back to kayaking. He built a faithful reproduction of the original and brought it to the Delmarva retereat last year. Here are a few pitures of the kayak next to a Anas. http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/delmarva04/IMG_1186 http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/delmarva04/IMG_1178 http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/delmarva04/IMG_1189 Ken Taylor: http://www.qajaqusa.org/gallery/delmarva04/d04hg_kenskayak michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Calder" <colin.calder_at_abdn.ac.uk> > The boat is an island expedition. They are nice boats, recently on the > market, designed in Scotland. > > more info here: http://www.islandkayaks.net/IKAboutUs.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
P.S. Here's a bit about the Kornielson / Taylor / Winning kayak: http://www.seapaddler.co.uk/photohistorical1.htm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Interesting history, thanks Michael. Do you know where to get a look at the lines/survey of the Kornielsen kayak? Cheers, Peter Treby MICHAEL SILVIUS wrote: >FWIW: >The Island Kayaks design I have heard is a close reproduction of the >original Igdlorssuit kayak built by Emanuel Kornielsen and brought back to >Scotland by Ken Taylor in 1959 and surveyed by Duncan Wining. It is in fact >the design that begot the Anas Acuta and Pintail and later the Nordkap and >Romany. > >The Kornielsen/Taylor/Wining is the grand daddy of all modern glass fiber >production boats. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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