Roto Oc1 video

Check out this video. I love the soundtrack!

http://www.waterplayerz.com/

Submitted by e2california on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 4:12am



How much does that thing weigh? It looks to be just over 10' long.


#1 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 8:39am


the clay/tone is murderer. I like the way, which strikes ama sides easily, if a mirror image of the overall length is used.

der Ton ist Mörder. ich mag die Weise, die das ama Seiten leicht schlägt, wenn ein Spiegelbild der Gesamtlänge verwendet wird.

the soundtrack is killer. i like the way the ama flips sides when a mirror image of the footage is used.


#2 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 9:23am


Man that boat looks like something you would buy at Costco .Imagine this , here it is the big race Molokai solo and your hommie says he has a killer boat for you to use .You come down to Kaluakoi and that piece of work is waiting . Sorry looks like a play school OC1 the thing is like a tricycle ... too much ...


#3 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 2:15pm


One the Other hand-

You are on vacation and depressed because you can't paddle. You know all of your friends are going to stomp you when you get back. The gym and running is nice,but you know it won't cut it. You are walking down the beach and you see this boat. You know in your heart you are going to paddle it- you just hope no one takes your picture to show back home.

As you sneak onto the boat later,it is like Manna from Heaven. The old paddling energy and psychosis kick in and you look around for some pale tourist to beat. A tourist paddles up next to you and you walk away from them with your perfect technique and years of OC-1 experience. Then in your heart you know you are the Jamaica or San Padre Island or New Jersey Shore paddling OC-1 Champ for the day. So what if it is a 60 pound Roto Molded Oc-1, you still dominate, and you know you will go to bed thinking "How can I make it go faster tommorow?" or "How can I talk my wife into helping me put it on the rental car and drive it up the coast?" Be careful with that one because your wife probably picked wherever you are vacationing to get away from paddling.

Also this might work for the diver who wanted to use a OC-1 for a dive platform.

Aloha


#4 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 2:37pm


I think that a roto-mold OC1 is a long time coming. What other sport out there forces you to buy a $3000 carbon fiber piece of equipment just to try it out. This it great for the people who want to give paddling a try and don't have tons of money to spend. I also agree with Kona J, I can picture resorts and beach rental places having these available to paddle. You could go on vacation and still get some bumbs. You may not be connecting them the way you are used to, but you are still going to have the thrill of paddling. Look at surfing, you are never going to use a foam board at your home break, but if you are on vacation and that is all that they have available I am sure that most would not hesitate to paddle out and catch a few with it.


#5 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 3:22pm


The sad thing is the top guys could actually use that thing for the Molo' solo and still kick everyone's ass.


#6 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 5:24pm


I am surprised, how much the thing is really 60 zerstösst. I looks from the screen that he sits pretty high and is quite floaty. How heavily must a plastic boat have to be maintained, strength? I became for safe swings. Prolly attempt to set up any kind of plant sails. This thing would tear SH up! t above.

ich wundere mich, wieviel die Sache wirklich 60 zerstößt ist. Blicke I vom Bildschirm, daß er hübsches hohes sitzt und recht floaty ist. Wie schwer muß ein Plastikboot, Stärke beizubehalten sein? Ich würde ein für sicheres schaukeln. Prolly Versuch zu aufstellen irgendeine Art von Anlage zwar segeln. Diese Sache würde SH zerreißen! t oben.

i wonder if the thing is actually 60 pounds. I looks from the video that it sits pretty high and is pretty floaty. How heavy does a plastic boat have to be to maintain strength? I'd rock one for sure. Prolly try to set up some kind of sailing rig though. That thing would rip sh!t up.


#7 Fri, 06/01/2007 - 6:44pm


PP, funny you mentioned Costco. I remember a while back (at least 2002) when I lived in Kona, the Costco there had a couple of roto molded OC-1's for sale. Somewhere around the $800 range. Went back a couple days later and was gone. Never seen 'em again since.


#8 Sat, 06/02/2007 - 3:45am


The 60 pounds was just a guess. You are right it could be less. The Nalu from Walden Sports is the plastic canoe you are probably thinking about. It is listed at 60 pounds

http://www.rackshack.com/Nalu/Nalu.htm


#9 Sat, 06/02/2007 - 6:03am


If I was broke and couldnt spend 3000 on a boat Id step up my pimpin and get my money ! Until then I would paddle the heaviest boat I could find ask" braddah" if I could use his spare pegasus or his hurricane or his frikin old Naya before I burnt a grand on a piece of plastic . I pimp hard for my $ so I got to be careful were I spend it .


#10 Sat, 06/02/2007 - 9:51am


hmmmmm...so you're saying you're a pimp.


#11 Sat, 06/02/2007 - 4:26pm


it still would be hilarious to show up to one of my OC-1 practices with that

lining up againsts all the hurricanes and fusions


#12 Sat, 06/02/2007 - 8:42pm


Arigato for the comments, guys.
It's weigh a bit less than 40 pounds and purely for FUN.

And for sure, this is not for the Hawaiians who live in paddling paradise.
Here, we only have less than 50 OC1's thruout our NATION(with 120 million population).

That why we've done this.
Yeah, it is hilarious to paddle against the dull SOT's.


#13 Sun, 06/03/2007 - 2:57am


hmm looks like a good starter boat for the younger keiki but at 40lbs thats gonna be a biznatch to carry. i agree about the costco comment and the resort one. i think u could make some bucks renting that out to tourists.


#14 Sun, 06/03/2007 - 11:52am


It looks like a great boat to have for the keiki's, I mean come on they're not going to know the difference when they first get on a one man; and talk about low maitenance that plastic is probably indestructible.


#15 Sun, 06/03/2007 - 8:06pm


Tyson,

With your track record canoe surfing, you might think about buying one! Just kidding. Actually, it's not a bad idea. Canoe surfing would be a lot more fun if you didn't have to worry about breaking your $3000 baby.


#16 Mon, 06/04/2007 - 9:08am


Kimo,

Those were my second thoughts on the plastic canoe. I mean how sweet would it be to take of on a bombing shore break a breakwater if you didn't have to worry about snapping the boat. Talk about mag cover shot.

Out side....


#17 Mon, 06/04/2007 - 11:18am


is there a US distributor for this thing?


#18 Tue, 06/05/2007 - 6:29am


We have built this roto Va'a for having fun and spread the sport thruout our coast line.
Purely for fun on mind.
You people are paddling in highly established paddling nations, but us.
It's been more than 10 years since I've introduced OC paddling here, but there are only 10 clubs and 15 OC6's nation wide...


#19 Wed, 09/29/2010 - 6:22am


I think you might be onto something. So many times we've pulled into Poipu and tourists start asking about the canoes and where/if they can rent one. I imagine the surfboard rental places could do pretty good business renting these out.


#20 Thu, 09/30/2010 - 10:30am


They remind me of the old joke about the similarity between fat girls and mopeds. They're fun to ride, but you don't want your friends to see you riding one. (sorry to any fat girls out there) Seriously, they look like a fun deal for tourii and probably are decent to screw around on if you're somewhere with the fam and no boat.


#21 Fri, 10/01/2010 - 4:24pm


" We have buit this roto Va'a for having fun and spread the sport thruout our coastline "

What about the 'feel' of a Va'a; the way the hull tracks and glides. You won't get those qualities with bendy plastic, but may live up to the name "Va;a" if you cut a hole in the deck for sit inside, then close up the holes in the bottom to stay floating.


#22 Sat, 10/02/2010 - 9:22am


You don't have to worry about us that way, beavis and goodwaka.
Sound nothing more than ?? to me.

Just take it as an option for beach bathers, or one peculiar style of paddling.
Maybe you don't like to call our roto va'a a "va'a."
You can name it whatever for yourself.
Above all, we do not call it a "va'a" in our language.

I do appreciate the tradition and cultures of the Pacific.
But I do not see what is perfectly, correctly tracing its root.
Do all surfers ride timber boards like alaia these days?

By the way, she is 18kg and 420cm long. Fat and short, huh!
For last three years, no complaints of breaking any parts except for rudder strings.


#23 Wed, 12/01/2010 - 6:05am


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