Pueo OC1
Well, in it's debut weekend the Pueo got 2nd place in M2M on Saturday, and 3rd place in the Moloka'i Solo on Sunday... and neither of those guys paddling it even own one to train on.
They're available to order NOW. Call or email Luke.
If you want to check it out in person - from the website www.kamanucomposites.com:
After being open for the last seven months, Kamanu Composites is finally having a Grand Opening. On May 5th we will be celebrating the completion of our Kailua shop and introducing our new OC-1 and V-1 canoes. Since the OC-1 season is drawing to a close and everyone is burnt out from training too much, we are going to be hosting a paddling clinic with John Puakea and Danny Ching. Following the clinic will be free food and prize giveaways (including a new canoe). If you are interested in coming please send an email to [email protected] so that we can make enough food.
Starts at 5pm, the paddling clinic begins at 6pm.
For directions to the shop: http://kamanucomposites.com/contact
WOW! New Pueo, and mystery-unnamed-rudderless V1 too! Giveaway for a new canoe! Free food!
I am SO there.
#1 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:03am
9 out of 10 paddlers prefer the taste of the Pueo to either Scorpius or Zephyr...
#2 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 10:58am
FUZERIDER You should just start paddling you should make it here by then
#4 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:28am
Hey Goto,
Any images of this new canoe? There are only two canoes on the website - the Kainalu and Kaimana... do you have some images you could post? Cheers.
#5 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:32am
Goto, your hyping abilities suck. You forgot to make unverifiable claims about the canoes' design features and bogus promises.
Try this...Kamanu Composites new Pueo will take your paddling to new levels. This canoe has a (insert some feature here), which is guaranteed to make the canoe fly in flat water and in the roughest patch of ocean you can find. Danny Ching utilized this (insert feature here) to its fullest extent when he blew off the starting line and led the Molokai solo. Without the (insert feature here), he surely would have been left in the weeds.
Not only do you get a superior canoe when you buy from Kamanu Composites, but you become part of a worldwide team. We guarantee that wherever you decide to paddle in the world you will have a canoe at your disposal, a team of masseuses (with happy ending included of course), and access to a fully stocked bar.
If you are unsatisfied with our product, you are free to discuss it on OCpaddler.com where we will register anonymous user names to attack your credibility and trash your reputation.
#7 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:40am
That was pretty funny Kimo. You actually made me laugh a little. Thanks for that.
#8 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:45am
wait a minute, that was taken right out of Fuzeriders new book "how to sell boats", Page 105. Kimo can't take credit, that is plagiarism.
Ahhhh crap another serious thread going to sarcasm land, I should go slam my fingers in a car door for being a part of it.
#9 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:58am
LOL...
I wanna be a team member just for the happy endings. How could you possibly unsatisfied with a product that provides a happy ending?
#10 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:01pm
If the Kamanu Composites team gets happy endings, it's almost guaranteed that another worldwide team will provide full servicing.
You might be disappointed with happy endings then.
#11 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:22pm
Kimo, thanks for the constructive criticism. next time I'll be sure to make the appropriate claims/promises.
I DID say free food though, right? I wish you hadn't mentioned the happy endings... free food is a solid crowd-pleaser, but it always gets upstaged by happy endings.
Here's something you can suck on 'til Monday...
#12 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:25pm
Goto asked me upload a picture of him in the new pueo. I got to see the boat and it looks super good. I hear you're super locked in. I also hear it ROCKS!!!
#14 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:34pm
Why settle for one rocker, goto's got two of 'em, plus, check out the innovative 'no paddle needed' steering system. Does look like he's none too happy about the other two guys though...
#19 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:28pm
Yeah, I was TOTALLY about to pass Jr. and Danny, then my frickin' chase-boat hit me!
...unwritten rule #1 for chase-boat drivers: Don't crash into your paddler.
Seriously though, that photo is a work of art.
#20 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:44pm
Actually those aren't rockers, they are super high tech hydrofoils. Notice the hull is above the water line. Super super fast boat. The new pueo prototype was retrofitted with 2 of the hydrofoils.
Afraid that the new pueo was going to run him out of business Jr. paid off Goto's driver to run him over and forever destroy the prototype. Today the only pueo you can get is without the hydrofoils. Too bad, it had a lot of promise.
Checkout the new and improved picture. BADASS
#21 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:19pm
Danny and Mael both said the boat was unreal fast. You add the wings to the sides to help lock you in and add some mass to help the boat flow a little better. Then you take a little tail rocker out and change the deck so it looks, and feels faster, and you have one fast ass flying Pueo. (note Pueo is Hawaiian for Owl)
Remember Life is Simple, Eat, Sleep, Paddle
#22 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:38pm
Yeah too good,
I particularly dig the blue jumpsuit... really adds to the overall hi-tech look that is going on with this watercraft... I don't see the 'wings' you are talking about though, Tpoppler
#23 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:42pm
The wings Tpoppler is talking about can better be seen in goto's photo from above the canoe. Where the seat area widens out adds volume to the canoe without changing the hullshape or disrupting the flow of water. This extra volume gives a bit of extra bouyancy which helps you jump over bumps easier.
#24 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:56pm
Haha coconut and I were both referring to goto's "boat." Tpoppler is is being serious and we're not. hahhaha that is funny shiznit!
#25 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:10pm
well our famous 122 foot snow woman built this year has almost melted. This link shows whats left of it in the day time
http://www.bethelmainesnowwoman.com/webcam.html
It was 122 feet tall cost $40,000 to build
#26 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 5:11pm
Because I don't HAVE any better pictures of it, silly.
...only more junk ones.
#28 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:27pm
you have to wait till monday because on monday you can not only see pictures of it, you can hold it, and love it, and caress it, and if you like you can lick it but thats just gross. You could probably hump it but then I dunno if the dudes would like that.
Anyway Fuzerider relax, there are no chines on it. just super fast hydrofoils.
#30 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:36pm
This the other one I did last week you sent Fuze ...Rambo should like this kinda like Popeye on The High See's No Doubt he has had his herb tea !
#31 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:37pm
And my last The Hover Car Plane Canoe a Prototype Boeing Original All but a few crashed this one and one in the Smithsonian
#33 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:49pm
In a perfect world all is peaceful and tranquil.
Soon in Tibet the Glaciers will melt giving another great place to paddle about down the Ganges to Mumbai
I'm hoping spinning the wheel will make peace
#35 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:59pm
Now this is just getting weird - hey goto, is this guy one of your mates?
Reckon its time to go paddle..
#36 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 4:06pm
OK i agree, this is too much man. Mahatmark, maybe you should start your own thread to post these...
I think he is trying to prove his photo editing skills are better than ours, coconut.
Mahatmark, you win, your editing skills are superior to mine. I am impressed with your abilities.
#37 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 4:17pm
Wow, the snowmen are rad but probably do belong in another thread. I can also think of a lot more things that I could use $40,000 dollars for, Imagine how many Pueo's you could buy with that sort of money...
#38 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 4:17pm
Look at the third place picture on Y2Kanu and you'll see Danny in a new Owl, wings and all.
#40 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 4:47pm
Poo Poo I play guitar better ..but yes you prolly right snow man snow woman belong on another strand of fo`rum so I shalt removeth thine entwined snow lovers
#41 Tue, 04/29/2008 - 5:09pm
If you go on monday for the grand opening you can see the wings first hand and caress them.
Plus you get free food.
#45 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 8:34am
The boat is great. It's comfortable, surfs well, runs great in the flat, and makes me look fast. (Sorry no chines boys)
Johnny, Luke, Keizo, Kelly and the rest of the gain at Kamanu Composites did a killer job on this new design. I cant wait to get one.
Maybe I can win a free one at the grand opening Monday. Hope to see everyone there.
#46 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 9:03am
Danny,
Your paddling speaks for itself but your hype sucks. We all know that hype sells boats so you guys are going to need more than a solid product, grand opening parties, and free giveaways. I can make my services available for a generous fee.
#47 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 9:27am
what are you talking about kimo? no hype skills for their launch party? wasn't this their last party for the kainalu?
practicing for the big party
#48 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 10:08am
Y'all want hype?
That was actually me, paddling Sunday, wearing a masterful disguise of Danny. Normally Im slow and cant surf but the new Pueo is so good it actually made me look like the real deal.
#49 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 10:15am
Will
I took it that Kimo was joking, what with the offer of his "services for a generous fee".
The important question is will Poopoopaddler be partaking of plentiful plates off the pupu platters at the paddling party presenting the Pueo canoe?
Add to that.
#51 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:29pm
jibofo-
rumor has it he will be making an appearance, but will be masked to hide his identity. he is forever worried about being hounded by paparazzi and autograph seekers.
poopsie arriving at the last race he went to.
#52 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:38pm
Just stirring the pot. I'll waive my fees if Kamanu hosts their party at the Playboy mansion though. That's the kind of hype I'm talking about. I don't know any other boat companies that get you a quality boat and deliver parties with playmates. I guarantee sales will be through the roof. Dacho should be a little embarrassed for posting video of his lady on the pole like that.
#54 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:59pm
sorry sorry kimo i was kidding too, didn't mean for to sound mean,
i do like the idea of the generous fee though, good thinkin
#57 Wed, 04/30/2008 - 6:15pm
you culd alwasy do the grass roots method of advertising........
When the boat kicks ass, it sells itself.
#59 Thu, 05/01/2008 - 8:52am
The Pueo didn't come in second in the M2M, Mael Carey, a great paddler, did. Also in the Paa Solo, Danny Ching came in 3rd. Remember boys, its the paddler, not the canoe that makes the most difference. The Hurricane won m2m and came in 5th in the Paa solo or should we say Tyson Kubo kicked butt and Peter Konohia was aewsome. But not bad for a 8-10 year old design. The new canoes are always refinements of other canoes whether from the same line or from other canoes that have more improved performance. The credit should go to the paddler first and formost.
#62 Thu, 05/01/2008 - 12:32pm
"Wings trump chines". I hope that Karel Sr isn't reading these posts. You'll lose your privelages on the corporate zepellin.
#63 Thu, 05/01/2008 - 12:36pm
paddlefast, you are 100% correct. Mael and Danny both kicked ass - and they could in any boat.
...the canoe they choose to kick ass in is the Pueo... that's what I should have said.
#65 Thu, 05/01/2008 - 1:15pm
Anyone want to lead this one off ?, I`m always curious to learn about new boats , features , performance and stuff.
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