Daggers go in
Mobile Adventure have relinquished their dealership on Old Town canoes and will, instead, concentrate on their Dagger franchise.
In future, Old Town will be represented by buoyancy aid manufacturers Plastimo who are owned by Old Town’s parent company. Palm have taken on the franchise for Dagger kayaks.
Ace and Perception see these as compromising the position of Palm relating to sales of their own kayaks with the result that Perception have withdrawn wholesale facilities from Palm and the special relationship between Ace and Palm has effectively ended.
A battery of three ovens (plus the ex-Scanro one waiting in the corner for assembly) and an impressive array of moulds make AC Canoe Products very strongly placed to forge ahead with the production of rotationally moulded kayaks.
Their own range plus the Scanro range have been relaunched with new graphics and the Breaker wave skis have been acquired and there are also the Scanro pontoons, Vinta sailboards and a sailing dinghy and the Dolfin, for Robin Witter to play with if he gets bored!
Ace have also joined those able to manufacture in 3 ply polyethylene and the chemicals used being claimed to be safer for workers than those used by other companies although long term properties such as UV stability have still to be checked.
Palm and AC Canoe Products are acting as importers for the Kober range of paddles with their Shock Absorbing System, a foam system which lets dropped paddles bounce higher without breaking. The Magnum retails at £79.95 and the Magnum Extreme at £89.95.
Helios are manufacturing 70, 105 and 325l Stuff Sacks, priced from £16.39 to £23.44, featuring roll over and clip seals. They also have a 220mm x 150mm x 90mm drybox for first aid kit or documents.
Eurocraft are making the Rapid Discovery, a hybrid craft intended to bridge the gap between canoes and rafts.
Narrow in shape, it can be used as a support and rescue craft and for disabled paddlers as well as in its own right. It packs into a 115l backpack for carriage over short distances. Sea kayaks are colourful this year.
P&H Orion, Icefloe and Iona and North Shore Freewater.
Pyranha towline system on a Magic Bat.
The two packets are floats for the karabiners.
Intel Alt table roulante pliable
