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Vancouver Folding & Inflatable Kayak Rally 2008

Sep 2008 27
Sat 10:30 AM
Location
Boat launch at Vanier Park

1100 Chestnut St
Vancouver, BC v6j 1a1

How to find us
"Look for the guy assembling the Klepper Aerius :)"

Estimated attendance
 11  people attended.
4.50 4.5010

Who organized?
Robert

An informal get-together and paddle for folding- and inflatable kayak enthusiasts:

"A Celebration Of Total Collapse."

We'll head over to Spanish Banks for lunch (bring your own).

The boats-in-a-cupboard movement seems to be gaining ground, so let's see who's out there. Looking forward to meeting y'all.


The usual disclaimer:

Please note that this is not a guided tour and that organizers are in no way responsible for your well-being and safety. You join the meetup at your own risk and are expected to be self-sufficient and prepared for emergencies and bad weather.

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Jim
    Posted Oct 1, 2008 6:55 AM
    Jim
    Assistant Organizer
    Lot of fun as usual. Don't know why you didn't see us at the boat ramps Brian. The meeting place was the boat launch parking lot beside the Coast Guard station. We were at the top till well after 11:00 and so were the majority of the dog walkers. The people assembling the skinned and inflatable kayaks were at the top of the ramp, the others were gathered at the bottom of the ramp. Hope you will get another chance tojoin us and it won't be quite as crowded.
  • Gil
    Posted Sep 28, 2008 1:37 PM
    Gil
    Assistant Organizer
    It was a great tour along the English bay with our little invading armada :-) That dragon boat race that we encountered was quite hilarious... It was great to meet you all :-)
  • Robert
    Posted Sep 28, 2008 8:34 AM
    Robert
    Assistant Organizer
    As requested, two folding kayak links: http://foldingkayaks.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/gro...
  • Robert
    Posted Sep 28, 2008 7:25 AM
    Robert
    Assistant Organizer
    It was really interesting to see such a variety of boats. Trying to remember what we had; In no particular order: Innova Sunny, Innova Helios I, Feathercraft, SeaDoo, Stearns Cordova 130, Quayak, Klepper Aerius Expedition I SL, Klepper Aerius 2 Classic. (... and of course, a big hand for our small, but formidable hardshell fleet. :) ) Thanks everybody for coming out.
  • Steven
    Posted Sep 27, 2008 8:07 PM
    Steven
    Assistant Organizer
    Great fun on the water today. Nice meeting everyone and seeing some very cool boats.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Alex
    Posted Aug 27, 2008 12:40 PM
    Alex
    I want to organize a camping trip somewhere in the lower mainland. I have a car, first aid and security license in case we want to make a bigger group.
  • Robert
    Posted Aug 16, 2008 7:20 AM
    Robert
    Assistant Organizer
    Feel free to come along if you don't own a folder / inflatable and just want to check them out. (Hardshell) rentals are available at Ecomarine on Granville Island.

Who attended?

  • 11 attendees
    • “ I was only able to come down in the morning, meet the paddlers, and see their great variety of boats! ”
    • Al
      “ It was great to MEET all you wonderful friendly INFLATABLE PEOPLE! Ha Ha Ha! Thanks for organizing this Robert and hope you do more of these? ”
    • “ A splendid sunny day in great company! ”
    • Ted
      “ Great weather. Great people. Had hella fun with like-minded individuals. ”
    • “ I arrived at the Maritime Museum parking lot at 9:30 AM. At 10:40 AM I drove to the launching ramp on the other side of park. I saw about 50 dog walkers, looked down the ramp and saw no kavaks. So I drove back to the Museum. I stayed there until 10:50 AM then gave up. ”
    • Jim
      “ These people are quite the fun group of people. Always entertaining, slightly wacky and they list to starboard, or I list to port. One or the other. I wanta another boat! An inflatable this time. ”
    • Gil