Being a large sized person can have it's disadvantages, but I really didn't need Duane Strosaker creating another one for me!!! I got to attend the party at Duane's house tonight where he debuted his newest home designed and built kayak. So along with food, great music from Steve Wilson and kayak talk with great people, I got to check out one of the coolest kayaks I'll never fit into!!! Duane has been teasing us all for a couple months about this new design. His only hint was that it was somehow based on a car!?! So when we finally got to look in his garage we were treated to a sporty, Ferrari yellow little number he calls the Mini Benny. I guess you could say it was inspired by crossing his Point Bennett design with a Mini Cooper. As I have been playing more in the surf lately, I have realized that having 17 feet of kayak is not always that neccessary. I've beeen dreaming of a nimble play boat along the lines of a Mariner Coaster and Duane's design seems to fit in that mold. But don't take my word for it, go check out the pictures on his website. I'm hoping maybe he can alter the design and add a couple more feet of volume for us larger paddlers. I can't wait to get out on the water and see it in action. http://www.rollordrown.com/kayak/minipics.html Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Mark, I meant to mention Nigel' Foster's own web site (I think it is a bit different from the commercial "design" site): http://www.nigelkayaks.com/701.html Duane's new Mini Benny looks like an interesting design for close rock garden play. The flat hull could be useful on the ski hill too, though it could them be renamed the Mini Benny Hill (British comedian fans will get that one). At first glace, the Mini Benny looks like a well-appointed recreational kayak. If only all rec kayaks were this well provisioned. I'll be interested in some reviews by Duane. Doug L > Being a large sized person can have it's disadvantages, but I really > didn't > need Duane Strosaker creating another one for me!!! > I got to attend the party at Duane's house tonight where he debuted his > newest home designed and built kayak. So along with food, great music from > Steve Wilson and kayak talk with great people, I got to check out one of > the > coolest kayaks I'll never fit into!!! > Duane has been teasing us all for a couple months about this new design. > His > only hint was that it was somehow based on a car!?! So when we finally got > to look in his garage we were treated to a sporty, Ferrari yellow little > number he calls the Mini Benny. I guess you could say it was inspired by > crossing his Point Bennett design with a Mini Cooper. > As I have been playing more in the surf lately, I have realized that > having > 17 feet of kayak is not always that neccessary. I've beeen dreaming of a > nimble play boat along the lines of a Mariner Coaster and Duane's design > seems to fit in that mold. But don't take my word for it, go check out the > pictures on his website. > I'm hoping maybe he can alter the design and add a couple more feet of > volume for us larger paddlers. I can't wait to get out on the water and > see > it in action. > > http://www.rollordrown.com/kayak/minipics.html > > > > Mark Sanders > www.sandmarks.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Apr 14, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Doug Lloyd wrote: > Mark, > > I meant to mention Nigel' Foster's own web site (I think it is a > bit different from the commercial "design" site): > > http://www.nigelkayaks.com/701.html > > Duane's new Mini Benny looks like an interesting design for close > rock garden play. The flat hull could be useful on the ski hill > too, though it could them be renamed the Mini Benny Hill (British > comedian fans will get that one). >> >> http://www.rollordrown.com/kayak/minipics.html >> >> >> >> I would have named Duane's new kayak the Rollor Coaster. A mixing >> of the Mariner Coaster kayak and the name of Duane's site. >> OK....maybe a little too cute. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug, It's funny you mentioned that about rec kayaks. A few times I've seen short rec designs and thought to myself it would be a fun surf and rock garden kayak if it was narrower and had a smaller cockpit. Duane Southern California Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: Duane's new Mini Benny looks like an interesting design for close rock garden play. The flat hull could be useful on the ski hill too, though it could them be renamed the Mini Benny Hill (British comedian fans will get that one). At first glace, the Mini Benny looks like a well-appointed recreational kayak. If only all rec kayaks were this well provisioned. I'll be interested in some reviews by Duane. > > http://www.rollordrown.com/kayak/minipics.html *************************************************************************** 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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