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Fluid Kayaks to release sit-on-top whitewater kayak for beginners
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Fluid Kayaks, the South Africa-based kayak manufacturer, plans to start producing a sit-on-top whitewater kayak for beginning boaters next year. Dubbed the Do It Now, the boat will be made of the same pastic used in Fluid's skirt-enclosed boats. The founder of Fluid, Celliers Kruger, says the boat will be in production in the United States beginning in February.
It is unique, it is innovative, and it will change the way would-be paddlers are introduced to the sport of whitewater kayaking, Kruger said in an email.
The big idea behind the boat is to remove the fear factor of being trapped inside a kayak, a big obstacle to keeping new paddlers in the sport. Presumably, the boat will feel more like a real kayak than duckies, the inflatable single-person rafts that many a would-be kayaker has paddled in whitewater.
According to Fluid, the boat also feels more like a normal kayak than previous sit-on-top whitewater boats. This was achieved by raising the knee area of the sit-on-top high enough for the knees to push against, with short thigh straps to keep the knees in position, Fluid writes in a press release on the boat. Òhis allows the paddler to control the kayak properly by edging the boat accurately when needed, and it also allows the paddler to roll the boat.
Source: wwww.strayoutdoors.com
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