Thought you guys might like to see this.

No it's not a surfski I know, but it's pretty cool.

It's my 26 foot oC1 sprint racing outrigger (for flatwater only)
I have had these before and did many races in them.
But this one is very special and was given to me by Hugh Fisher (and ex Canadian Olympian)
I restored and repainted it
(after doing some new wood work and glasswork on it.)

Anyway, it's not fast like a ski (but I did get one like it up to 15kms per hour once for a few seconds)
But it glides like nothing else on the water between strokes.
And I just thought you guys would like to see it.

It is a beautiful boat. You did a great job on the restoration. Use it well.

Beautiful!

And what a workshop! Is that your home workshop?!!

That is a beautiful boat! I've been doing a lot of OC-1 paddling lately with a Scorpius XS; these boats are a lot of fun! I have an extra set of longer iakos so I can use either the canoe paddle or a kayak paddle, but I'm using the canoe paddle primarily; my fingers and wrists have been having some pain lately when paddling my ski so this gives my joints time to recover while still having fun on the water.

Thanks Peter.

And Robin, yes that's my shop there. It's my job, I run a woodworking business.

A kayak paddle on an outrigger....well I've never tried that!


If you want to see more pics of the shop, etc.

Google: Steve Willgoose and you'll find "Willgoose Millwork"
That's me.