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U.S. Pat #6871608
CONTACT US:
WAVEWALK, INC.
83 Adams Avenue West Newton,
MA 02465,
USA
Toll free:
1 (877) 916-2250
Email: WaveWalk
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Fishing Kayak Reviews
and Media Coverage
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Professional Reviews:
January 2008:
'Wavewalk Fishing Kayaks'
TEXAS
FISH & GAME, Coastal
Edition, 2008 Boat Buyer Guide
"You wish there
was a fishing kayak stable enough to stand in? There is - the
Wavewalk, which comes in both fishing and hunting models. These 10'2"
long, roto-molded catamaran-style kayaks can carry up to 320-lbs and
draft only four inches with a 160-lb load."
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June 2007:
'OFF THE WALL' - Article by Mike McCrea
PADDLER MAGAZINE
Official
Magazine of the ACA (American Canoe Association)
Volume 27, Issue No. 4 (July/August) - Gear Review
"W KAYAK,
WAVEWALK
The Wavewalk
takes outside-the-box thinking to a whole new level.
A twin-hulled catamaran kayak with a large open cockpit and
longitudinal bench-style seat, the design in unique and necessitates
some paddling experimentation and a bit of a learning process.
Or perhaps an unlearning process, as the paddler realizes that routine
and long-accustomed-to canoe or kayak technique isn't entirely
applicable to paddling the Wavewalk; leaned turns are different, trim
for condition is essential and easily altered. Switching from sitting
to standing to crouching all come into play in varying conditions, and
all positions are easily achieved.
It is simple to shift positions on the fly and sit, stand, or kneel
anywhere along the 54-inch-long bench seat. This ability to easily
shift weight and position is especially important in turning the
Wavewalk. Shift a hip or thigh, or offset a foot pressure to push
down
on one hull, and the Wavewalk will curve into the turn. Even a
standing turn can be performed with solid stability.
The Wavewalk is a design unlike any we've paddled before. The more
confident we became in the Wavewalk, the more possibilities opened up.
We're still exploring and still learning. And that's part of the fun."
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May 2007:
‘Wavewalk Fishing Kayaks’ in the 'New Products' section of Texas Fish & Game Magazine,
Coastal Edition:
"New,
patented twinhull kayaks offering extreme stability
that enables paddling and fishing standing in freshwater as well as
saltwater,
easy launching and beaching, high performance in the surf and enhanced
capabilities in shallow water. The catamaran design guarantees good
tracking,
and the hulls’ lateral buoyancy is high enough to allow leaning into
the turn
for easy, rudderless steering. W kayaks feature a 14” high longitudinal
saddle,
which establishes new standards in ergonomics and comfort in the four
basic
positions, which are sitting, riding, kneeling and standing, as well as
numerous intermediary positions: The passengers can switch anytime
between any
of these positions and reduce fatigue, leg numbness and back pain. W
Kayaks
offer a big, dry and accessible storage space within their hulls and
spacious
cockpit …They fit and carrack – no special kayak rack is required…"
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April 2007:
"Wavewalk W Kayak" in 'Beach gear with pizzazz' - a
section of 'Executive Living', Central Florida's Lifestyle Magazine,
from the Orlando Business Journal:
"This
patented twin hull kayak allows you to actually surf your kayak on the
waves standing up. It is easy for both adults and children to launch,
paddle and control in the surf. Its stability makes it great for
novices and fishermen..."
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March 2007:
Jo Mares from Key West Florida
is a boat manufacturer. His company Multihull Technologies
produces a wide range of boats
from
skiffs and power boats to racing sailboats and world class
yachts. Jo is also an avid saltwater kayak fisherman and an owner
of an F2 W
Fishing Kayak, who says:
"I'm
still thrilled with the W and not have been able to improve the basic
concept without detracting from it in some other way."
Read full story
and review + photos
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September
2006: The Denver Museum of Nature
& Science
chose to exhibit a W Kayak to represent innovations in boat design and
engineering at the 'Engineer It!' exhibition (09/29/2006 - 01/01/2007).
View the exhibition's layout: http://www.dmns.org/video/eiFinal.mov
(file opens with QuickTime)
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September
2006: "WaveWalk Kayaks" in 'Casting Off - Latest in
Boats & Power' - Florida
Sportsman Magazine:
"The
WaveWalk kayak enables fishing and paddling in several positions,
including standing, which improves comfort and reduces fatigue... It
offers a big and dry storage space within the cockpit..."
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February
2006: "WaveWalk W Kayaks"- New boat review in the Feb/Mar issue of Shallow Water Angler Magazine, The
Magazine of Inshore Saltwater Fishing:
"...Twin-hulled
W Kayaks allow anglers to stand while searching for fish or casting.
The boat tracks like a catamaran, and turns without a rudder when the
pilot leans into a turn. You can paddle while standing, kneeling
or sitting..."
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October 2005:
The W Kayak on the cover of the inaugural issue of the MIT Sloan Magazine Photo by John Earle - Read production
notes :
"...Our solution
came in the form of a uniquely designed kayak called the Wavewalk..."
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September
2005: "A Personal Catamaran" - A boat design article by Yoav Rosen in Multihulls Magazine
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July 29,
2005: "WaveWalk" Article and boat review by Adam Bolonsky in
WaveLenghth Magazine
Download Article
"...Meanwhile I
was standing in my WaveWalk—every kid’s dream, to stand on water.
Finally I got the hang of it. A Greenland-style sliding stroke was the
best way, I discovered, to get the paddle blades deep enough into the
water to generate torque...
...I
straightened my right knee, flexed up my left, and felt the increase in
pressure on the starboard hull of the WaveWalk force the hull’s outside chine deep
into the water. The WaveWalk carved a left turn as neatly as an
edged ski, yet without loss of balance. Then I reversed the move. An
S-curve. This was fun. I tried it again...
...As a kayak fisherman, I have long lamented the traditional sea
kayak’s limitations. In a sea kayak all you do is sit, and you do that
a lot. My most comfortable trips have always been those to sand flats
where I have walked and stalked fish, or those with multiple-stop
destinations, if only because I could step out of my cockpit
frequently. With the WaveWalk, you can stand when you want
and it’s no party trick. And more important—when you stand you don’t
lose propulsion. What a fun and useful craft this would be,
I thought, on places like Cape Cod’s Monomoy or Billingsgate sandbars,
or for fly fishermen who want to stand, with a stripping basket, and to
float flies towards deadheads and logs in search of largemouth. As for
kids, well, this boat would be perfect. It’s easy to paddle, it’s
stable, it’s car-toppable (two will fit on the roof of my Corolla
wagon), and two or three kids could fit in one.
...A true
double-ender, you simply swivel on its bench if you want to reverse
direction. To stand, you do just that. To land, you paddle hard, scoot
back on the bench to lift the bows up, then slide onto land over roots,
rocks or stumps. Launching is the reverse: scootch down the bench like
a rider urging his horse forward, and feel your momentum slide your
craft down the beach.
...What’s most
refreshing about the WaveWalk is its lack of pretension. This is a
boat designed and constructed to liberate a paddler from concerns about
paddling form, good technique, expeditions, navigation, rescue ops or
one’s rank in the pecking order of local paddling hotshots. Though you
can use such frills as J-strokes, bow and stern rudders, sweep turns
and so on, it’s just so much easier to stand and crimp the boat around
with alternated degrees of foot pressure...
...it’s fun to paddle and well constructed. It will appeal to the camp
and family market, and to kayak fishermen and photographers."
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June 13,
2005: "To walk on the Water" - Article by Wu Mei in
China Business News,
Shanghai, China
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May 27, 2005:
Article about WaveWalk by Walter Ying
in City Express, Hang Zhou - Zhe
Jiang province, China Article
PDF version 1
PDF
version 2
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February
2005: Short documentary by Sebastian Basco- Wildmind Productions for Italian
TV show for teenagers
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November 29
2004: Article by Kaede Seville
in the Nikkei
Marketing Journal
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September
26 2004: "The
Dreamer" Article by Stephen
Jermanok
The Boston Globe - Sunday Magazine / Profile
"I
am startled
by
the ease
of navigating and the quickness of the boat. Then I bolt
upright..."
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August
2 2004: "Inventing
a Way to Walk on Water" Article by Teresa
Riordan The New York Times
- Business / Patents Section
This article was reprinted by America Online (AOL) and The International
Herald Tribune (IHT), and echoed by electronic and printed
media worldwide
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April 12, 2004: Boat review by Adam
Pearsall, whitewater canoeist and canoe designer, founder of www.cboats.net
"...Two weeks or so ago I had the
chance to paddle Yoav's W Boat. Here are my impressions:
1) It is MUCH narrower in person than it looks in the images (this is a
good thing)
2) It is VERY stable
3) It is as easy to paddle standing as sitting, and is very stable fore
and aft as well.
4) You CAN paddle it with a single blade, but I admittedly found it a
bit easier with a double-blade (I probably needed a longer paddle,
though...I had one of my C1 sticks).
...The boat is VERY stable, you
can bounce up and down in it (it's quite fun, actually), and the
plastic is good stuff (hard enough not to get scratched too badly be
dragging it over the ground or "penguin leaps", but suprisingly light
for it's size). For a rec. boat it would be great ... or any type of
boating where you
want a durable, stable platform.
Yes, it's still quite fast (not sea-kayak fast, of course, but I'd
guess faster than your average rec boat)..."
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March 2002: Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
MIT Entrepreneurship
Competition -Team
WaveWalk makes it to the semi
finals with its business plan for innovative water sports equipment.
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