Jackson Kayak Dynamic Duo, Ex-Demo

Welcome to the future! While tandem kayaks have been made before, it was time to make a modern tandem boat that is suitable for teaching in, for bringing friends, significant others, kids, and really opening up paddling to those who don?t want to go solo! This is a high performance tandem with all of the comfort, dryness, durability, ease of rolling, and outfitting of our top of the line Hero series. n nBased on the Hero, and the concept that sometimes, two Heroes are better than one, this will be an easy boat to be confident in. n nPersonally, I (EJ), am excited to paddle it with my kids, my wife, and my friends! n nIt is my new teaching tool and my way to take class 1 or 2 boaters down class 3 with confidence. n nLook for this boat on a river near you in December of 2008! Here are some specs and CAD Photos compliments of the man, the myth, and the legend of whitewater boat design, my design partner since 1994, David Knight?. n nDynamic Duo Design Specs: n nLength = 12 feet, Width = 26.5 inches, 142 gallons, 50-50 bow-to-stern volume ratio. n4 Fun Sized ?Rocker? Style Cockpit in Stern (Up to 260 pound paddlers will fit) nFun Sized ?Rocker? Style Cockpit in Bow (Up to 200 pound paddlers will fit) nWeight of boat is assumed to be 65 lbs nAssume total optimum weight range is 265-500 lbs for both paddlers and boat. nDesigned for optimum size/weight paddlers bow and stern, but to have good performance over a wide range of weights and distributions. n?Rocker? equivalent ergonomics for elbows and knees- very smooth and non-intrusive. n nThe following two CAD drawings show how the boat will sit in the water with two different weight paddlers in the bow and stern, and then if they switch positions. What they illustrate is that this boat will do very well with a wide range of paddlers of different weights and either one can sit in the back colour: Rasta