The following link goes to the original PakYak page hosted by Charles Hall, where the plans for my PakYak prototype have

been posted for many years: http://robroy.dyndns.info/pakyak/index.php

 

Here is a recent (summer of 08) photo of the original design (red) and the newest model (green).  That's Richard Royce in the red one, and Devin Royce in the green one.

 

Over the 08-09 school year I got to assist a young fellow named Gage Wilkinson with a school shop project, because he wanted to build a PakYak and needed occasional advice.  He ended up taking his project to the national Skills competition in Kansas City.  Here's a link to his blog: http://indianapakyak.blogspot.com/

Here are the promised photos of my new PakYak Dart and 

PakYak Sprint designs.

These both have all-aluminum frames.

The shorter one, on the right, is the Dart, 10 feet long, folds in four 30 inch sections (pack on the right below).

The longer one is the Sprint, folds in five 30 inch sections (the other pack below).  

The Dart is quicker and easier to set up.  The frame stays in the skin when it folds.  The Sprint takes a little longer because, although the frame is folded up inside the pack, the ends of the frame are pulled out of the ends of the skin.  But with the cockpit in the middle section  it is more even-keeled in the water.    

  

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This is the Sprint (above) and Dart (below) on the shore of the Yamhill River in Sheridan.

Notice that with the one piece wrap-around skins there is no need for a separate spray skirt.

And the bungee on the fore deck secures the paddle.

Here are pictures of the Sprint on the Salmon River north of Lincoln City, Oregon.

Above is a view of the Three Rocks just off shore.  Right is the launch area at the end of Three Rocks Road.  The paddle was only a mile or so round trip, but coming back was against both tide and current, so I got a workout!