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My Pygmy Borealis XL Kayak is Officially Launched!

Had a FANTASTIC day yesterday in Port Townsend, WA with my kayaking friends as I launched my new Pygmy Borealis XL kayak!

When you read the specs on the Borealis you might get the idea that it will look big. It really doesn't. In fact I think that it looks very much like the Coho. It's a bit beamier and taller, and has a Greenland style stern, but the overall impression is of a very modern boat. Beautiful! 

The Borealis took three months exactly to build. 

The stability is amazing. So much more stable than the my Coho or Coho Hi Volume. Those are terrific boats in their own right, but for a guy as tall and as heavy as I am (6'5", 245lbs.) the Borealis is the way to go.

I hope this blog has been helpful to someone out there who is either building or considering building a Pygmy kayak. They are wonderful boats and you won't regret building one. You will end up with a truly proper boat that is one of the best kayaks you can buy.

Oh, and I got to try out my new Thule Hullavator! Worked pretty well. It's a bit of a trick to get it to work just right but once you get the hang of it it's fantastic

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak Thule Hullavator

Here it is on the beach at Fort Warden, Port Townsend, WA. With me were an Arctic Tern and a Pinguino 145. Oh, and a buddy with a fiberglass boat, but we let him come with us regardless...

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak build blog

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak build blog

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak build blog

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak build blog

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak build blog

Pygmy Borealis XL kayak build blog

This boat will last me years, but that doesn't mean that I won't ever build another one just for fun.

If anyone is interested in my Supplementary Manual please contact me and let me know. I've had a number of requests for it, especially for the taping method ideas.

This is my last post for this build blog, at least for now. Might build another one and if I do I'll blog about it here too. At some point I'll be starting on one of my other blogs, so check out the RC Scale Airplane blog or the RC Hydroplane blog. One of those is my next project. So with that, I'm signing out...

Good luck on your build!


Peace!


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