Some dreams float, and float fast. (Set 2 of 2 - click to enlarge)

Some dreams float, and float fast. (Set 1 of 2 - click to enlarge)

This is a concept kayak I created as a study between the best traits of a standup paddle board, a surf board, and a sit-on-top kayak utilizing the Hobie Mirage drive for propulsion.

She is intended for going faster, farther. Total length is 18’6” with a plumb bow and a displacement style hull that tapers back to sup style boxed rails for hooking up with ocean swell. Beam is 22” wide, and she weighs in just over 35 pounds fully rigged. The boat has a carbon skin and an EPS core with a 1/4” carbon stringer for rigidity. 

Lashing points are fashioned from surf leash and resin plugs for incredible strength and ease of use. The rudder utilizes a control mechanism from a Hobie i12 (shown elsewhere in my photos). 

The artwork, illustrated by myself, is a rather determined octopus who once he latches onto something, refuses to let go. The entire project took a little under six months of burning night and weekend minutes to complete. 

Enjoy, 

Nicholas Cryder

In Pursuit of Summer. Part III

Welcome to Big Sur(f). Part 2

For those of you craving the return of summer, or pining away to visit Lake Tahoe, avert thy eyes! 

There is a place called Hog Island in Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco. There are no hogs there. We checked. But we did learn that there are many Great Whites in the bay.