Kai Wa'a Canoes on the west coast & Canada
For immediate release
Kai' Wa'a California manufacturers of the New Pegasus OC-1 are pleased to announced a new partnership with Open Ocean Outriggers of Vancouver, BC.
Ross Creasy and Melanie Whittall of Open Ocean Outriggers were announced today as the exclusive Canadian sales and distribution agents for the Pegasus now produced in California by Kai Wa'a California.
We're absolutely stoked about setting up in Vancouver with Open Ocean, said Zach Lenz, principal of Kai Wa'a California, "Ross and Melanie were in contact with us early on and been totally supportive of bringing the canoe to Canada. "We believe this will continue to make high quality Hawaiian designed outrigger canoes available everywhere and raise the level of competition and interest in outrigger canoe racing in North America"
The Pegasus is designed by champion Hawaiian paddler Kai Bartlett.The NEW Kai Wa'a Pegasus OC1 is a lower volume canoe that when teamed up with the new Kai Wa'a/Bixler Ama is extremely responsive in flat and rough water conditions. it's shorter length and hull design make it ideal for light and medium weight paddlers weighing <210lbs.
Ross Creasy of Open Ocean Outriggers says "Kai's canoes are well designed, made to exacting standards and just plain fast." They're simply the some of the most innovative and visually stunning OC-1's out there"
"Kai gets the design right the first time" adds Whittall, "rather than taking multiple cuts at it.. it's no wonder his island production is booked out 8 months in advance".
Now is a great time to be an outrigger paddler in Canada. Demo canoes will be on their way to Vancouver shortly. Hopefully in time for the 2004 Jericho Iron Outrigger race, the first ocean iron race of the 2004 CORA season.
for more info on Kai Wa'a California,
Zach Lenz
Kai Wa'a California
818-482-0884
[email protected]
http://www.kaiwaa-california.com/
For Canadian sales or dealer inquiries,
Ross Creasy
Open Ocean Outriggers
604-836-6032
[email protected]
www.outrigger.ca