Freelance Surf-ski / Paddle Designer wanted

My company is looking for a freelance surf-ski designer to assist in technical design work for a couple of specific projects in ski and paddle design.

Thanks to email me if someone is looking for some work.

Thanks

email:stbob[at]tpg.com.au (I have removed the @ so I do not get bombed with spam.

If you haven't already, you might want to try posting on one of the boat designer CAD program forum's.

At least they will know the software you use/need.
Surely one of them has an interest in ski's?

Thank you

hi,tell me where please are u located?whats your companies name?
read my longer comment/questions below,rather the next posted
writings.

hi,where ru located?i luv my nelo k1 vanquish&now seeking
a rough/open water safe kayak.met &tried van dusens mohican.
jude tells me his huki S1z is my boat.with gullwing its
supposed to be great in rough waters.I really like vandusens
mohican cuz easy to pop in k1 style seat.also has tiller
steering option,also very easy to switch rudder system from
under to over stern kickup.van dusen mohican also has mini
cabin/foot hood too help keep feet warm&dry.eos 660 seems
similar.huki s1z needs these features.what about think&stellar&?
I really like hood over feet,especially in cold days/wind.
also like full foot contact,therefore tiller.also should
develop sliding steering rig for distance adjustment while
paddling!!K1 seat should be easy to install/remove/adjust.
perhaps scissor jack with lever/knob for height adjustments.
The most versitile/fastest kayak!!Do u use autoclave/vacuum??
Merry Christmas/mcana

Interesting post from somebody that calls themselves 'mramericana'..........

what a bunch of nonsense, mramericana.
There're lots of "designers" over at blueheronkayaks.com, some are quite good.

I am sorry mr./miss/mrs. outerisland if you totally do not
understand me.I guess when someone is confounded/confused by
something or someone's ideas the easiest way out is to call
it nonsense.

Anyway,thanks for the blueheronkayaks.com suggestion.

Tell me mr./mrs. or miss outerisland,which kayaks have u
tried?,prefer?,own,? Basically what my point is is that there
are always ways to improve a kayak.Each feature and the way
that it functions.I also believe that a person does not
have to have a lot of kayaks to really move fast,have a great
time,and get a great workout.By owning the properly designed
and constructed kayak one may(practically)have such versitility
with that one kayak that one single kayak may function
extremely well for use in both dead flat water as well as
rough waters.The Huki S1Z is as fast and faster than the Nelo
k1 vanquish for marathon on flat water.But the Huki S1Z is a
non sinkable,easy to remount,surfski that is open/rough water
safe.And with the ingenious gull wing mounted,even more
versitile/rough water safe/stable. So Hope u had a nice
Christmas and a Happy New Year to u.

Mr americana.

Some advise; learn to use punctuation.
Commas, new lines, paragraph breaks etc.

It is obvious that English is not your first language, your post is pretty much an unintelligible bundle of words to me.

It looks more like spam than anything that is for real.



And no, there can never be one design that will work best in all aspects.
Every craft is a delicate balance of it's primary design goals.
As surf ski design/modeling improves, fast craft are getting more stable as designers learn what can be done to make them easier to balance whist not loosing appreciable speed.
But there can never be 'the one' design, that does all things to a high degree.

mr. badrightarm,

What do u think of the Huki S1Z ??

Basically there are 2 conditions,flat and rough.

One could say there are infinite conditions,for every single
different wave height,wave crest distance,current,etc.

I am talking about having one very versitile boat and
thats all.

I hear that Huki S1Z is super fast on flat water and very
good in rough.Extra stability provided by mounting the
gull wing.

It is a surf ski just like many others.
The optional gull wing is an interesting development, but having not seen it in real life, I can only speculate.

I cannot imagine it being anything but liability in big surf.
In flat stuff it is not required.
It will add weight.
I see it as a good training aid to get beginners onto an elite type tippiness without having to swim.

As for the rest of the boat, I have never seen one in real life, so there is no way to comment on it's attributes.
The basic dimensions are not even listed on their website.

But what I can say, is that for every strength that has been engineered into it, there will have been an accompanying weakness.

Stable or fast, pick any one.

If you want a versatile boat, then the entry level boats from many manufacturers will suffice.

Your posts suggest that you are a competent K1 paddler.
I cannot see that you should have any problems getting on any elite ski out there.
All of the current crop of elite skis are very similar, the basic physics tends to point to the same solutions.
So just go try out a few and pick one.