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Post by 85dragonfly on Mar 16, 2024 17:08:53 GMT -5
Posting here on March 13 - at this point, we know that Hemlock Canoe, Savage River Canoe, and Bowery Boatworks will be coming to the 2024 Rendezvous. We are awaiting word from a number of other manufacturers and when we have confirmation from them as to their attendance, we'll let you know that here - and also on the main website page (click on "Who's coming in 2024").
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Post by 85dragonfly on Apr 1, 2024 6:06:18 GMT -5
Noel Canoe (and Slipstream Watercraft !) A brand new, first-time addition to not only the Rendezvous but to the canoe world as a whole is Noel Canoe, which is our friend and West PA neighbor Dustin Noel. While still a fledging outfit here in 2024, Noel Canoe is a dealer of Grey Owl paddles - a selection of which he’ll have at the Rendezvous – but also, Dustin has just recently become a dealer for Slipstream Watercraft. Slipstream is no stranger to the Rendezvous, Stan and Cathy Zdunek having been with us a number of times in the past. There has been a several-year hiatus since Covid and the aftermath, so it is a treat to have Slipstream represented again. You can preview Slipstream’s designs at slipstreamwatercraft.com As if that weren’t enough, Dustin recently obtained a small number of unfinished Pat Moore/Mike Galt designed hulls which he has trimmed out, and will have those on at the Rendezvous for folks to paddle and experience first hand a little bit of the earlier days when all this was still a-borning. “Noel Canoe – a Tribute to History”.
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Post by 85dragonfly on Apr 1, 2024 6:07:59 GMT -5
Redfeather Canoe - A manufacturer new-to-the-Rendezvous, but only in a sense new to the paddling community, will be represented in 2024. Let their website explain: “Redfeather Outdoors products are manufactured and owned by ORC Industries, a not-for-profit company whose sole organizational mission is to provide job opportunities for people with disabilities. After two years of development, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of perfection, we are thrilled to announce the launch of Redfeather Canoes…Redfeather is the result of a passionate team…coming together to reimagine an old canoe company. We have taken Bell Canoe and the old school way of wet-bagging boats and introduced our cutting-edge vacuum-infusion process.” Redfeather expects to have a selection of canoes whose names will be familiar – Bucktail pack, Yellowstone solo, Merlin III, Magic and Prospector tandem. They’re into more than just canoes, and you can learn more about that at their website redfeather.com
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Post by 85dragonfly on May 3, 2024 11:37:13 GMT -5
A Special Solo Consignment Sale - This is something a bit unusual for the Rendezvous, at least in this form. Many of you will remember Bob Man, who left us in February of 2023. Bob was always at the Rendezvous with many friends there and in the paddling community at large. Starting in 1986, he began to assemble a collection of significant solo canoe models as an investment. A few years back Bob asked Dave and Carol Curtis that, when the time came, they pick up that collection and offer those canoes for sale on their website. This came to pass, and while some of that collection has been sold, there are a number yet remaining, and Hemlock will be bringing those to the Rendezvous as well. There are too many to list here, but you may see them on the Hemlock Canoe website (hemlockcanoe.com). In the header at the top, click on “more”, and in the drop-down box go to “used and demo canoes”, and scroll down to “Special Consignment Solo Canoes”.
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