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Making the NajaRaz
I love the Rebel Naja. I'm also about 25 kg too heavy for it. So Johan Wirsén and I cut up one of his own. Here's how the NajaRaz happened.
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building Four steps, zero shortcuts.
Every Rebel starts on Johan Wirsén's drawing board. Our models aren't concepts: they're hard-tested hulls…
kayaking In search for the Holy Grail
I confess, I’m a roller. Not the kind who do one or two rolls for safety to keep the skill alive. No, the passionate kind. How hard can it be? - kind of roller.
building Are you a SOFtie?
The frame, the myth, the legend... lovingly roasted. Are you a SOFtie too?
building The carbon myth
Carbon fibre. Black, shiny, stupidly light, and according to the brochures it turns your kayak into a rocket. Did I mention it's shiny? Here's what happens when it meets a rock. Or your roof rack.
building From inside the kayak factory
Making composite kayaks is part engineering, part alchemy and a lot of dusty sanding. Plus the odd tantrum. A…
building A Synq Saga
Business meeting, future collab talk, and eyeballing the kayaks we’d ordered. But one old relic got to be the Prima Donna.