Mission Kayaking has just received it's first shipment of new pfd's [personal flotation devices] or lifejackets.
These new pfd's have been designed by Clare Cosson a well known paddler and product designer from Christchurch. These new pfd's of which there are 3 in the range so far are only the start as Mission looks at adding other pfd's to their range very soon. Check out our accessories section for details on these great new pfd's.
Freetime Front Freetime Back Leader Front Leader Back Quest Front Quest Back
The mould for this exciting new style kayak arrived at our factory this week.We’ve already made a few to get the release cycles, cooking times and temperatures and overall thickness just right.
After a few trials we’ve been successful in moulding our first few Catch 390’s. This is a very new and innovative sit on top kayak that’s stable with lots of storage and access areas for you to store all your gear or just fish from as it’s name suggests.
Fresh out of the mould.
A quick trim to help get our Catch 390 out of the mould.
And here it is ready to be assembled with hatch lids, tie off points, bungy strap holders and even adjustable footrests.
Notice the storage area next to the footwell, there are lots of neat storage areas in our new Catch 390
Just a heads-up to all paddlers about cleaning gear for Didymo. The other day we had a customer drop off a deck for some warranty work. Basically the water-proof coating was delaminating. Turns out that he had cleaned the deck after use in a South Island river with a bleach based solution. While we did replace this deck, we would prefer not to do this too often.
Many of you will be aware of the issues with chlorine from your days in swimming pools playing canoe polo. Even the low levels of chlorine in pools tend to degrade spray decks and other paddling gear.
We would suggest in accordance with MAF (http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/didymo) the use of a 5% biodegradable detergent solution. Also the use of household disinfectant containing the active ingredient benzalkonium chloride. Biosecurity New Zealand has advised that "Having reviewed this chemical, we consider that Benzalkonium chloride would be covered in the decontamination recommendations for Didymo in the antiseptic hand cleaner category."
Remember: DO NOT USE CHLORINE BASED PRODUCTS IF YOU WANT YOUR GEAR TO STAY WATER PROOF.
We've been working on new designs for this season and our new fishing sit on top kayak is not too far away. We've incorporated lots of the features that you've been asking for. More pictures will be available soon......
Mission Kayaking today released it's new themes for it's range for 07-08. The themes which the respective kayaks & accessories will appear under are:
Beach
Lake
River
Ocean
These themes will allow both dealers & end users to select the type of kayak they want for the type of activity & theme they will be using the kayak in.
Mission Kayaking Ltd was created & released today. Mission Kayaking formerly Current Craft Perception Ltd NZ] is now the new holding company & brand name for a series of specially designed kayaks for both the Australasian market & export market to South East Asia, South Pacific & Australia.
The new entity of Mission Kayaking also has new directors from a combination of two paddlesports businesses in New Zealand & Australia. Between them the new directors bring over 80 years experience in the industry along with a lot of knowledge & design of kayaks and accessories.
Mission Kayaking announced today that it will fit decklines as a standard feature to it's Contour series for this upcoming season. New mould in points have been attached to the kayaks allowing stronger anchoring points.
Mission Kayaking today announced it's new color range for the upcoming 2007-08 season. These are a great new set of color combinations. The colours have been specially selected and matched and blended to offer a great new look to Missions kayak range.
The new colours are:
Red fade,
Orange fade,
Blue fade,
Green fade
These new fades allow a gentle blend of lighter & darker shades of the same colour from one end of the kayak to the other.
10 Oct 2008 - NZ Fishing Competition
