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On December 16, 2019, it was announced that Confluence had been acquired by Pelican International, a Canadian manufacturer of kayaks and other outdoor products. [ 5 ] Brands
A Pelican is one of a series of boats designed by Captain Bill Short with Pelican names, including the Pelican (12’) in 1959 [1] the Great Pelican (16’) and the Pacific Pelican (14’7”). All are prams with bowsprits and lug rigs .
A Scanoe is a brand of boat originally built and named by Coleman, debuted in the 1980's. [1] It is a cross between a skiff and a canoe.It is wider than a conventional canoe and has a flat stern so that a small outboard motor can be mounted if needed, but it is lightweight enough (about 120 pounds (54 kg)) to be portaged or transported on a vehicle roof as opposed to on a trailer.
The Plastiki is a 60-foot (18 m) catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled PET plastic and waste products. [2] Michael Pawlyn [3] of Exploration Architecture worked on the concept design with David de Rothschild and helped to shape some of the key ideas.
The class evolved in the 1950s from the tenders of local sail boats – these were jury rigged with sails for races between crews of sail boats moored at Rottnest. The class peaked with over 270 hulls registered with about 70 currently active (cite WA newspapers report Jan 2008). It remains a popular beginners' dingy class in Perth.
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50 ft (0.15 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [2] The stays have lever adjusters for rapid set-up and the mast disassembles for ease of ground transport. The mainsheet is a 2:1 and is led off to the centerboard trunk. The ...