This version was created as a result of the work of Solomon Muwongue at the Nalubaale Water Sports Club in Kampala, Uganda.  Solomon uses the small 'freestyle' canoes to provide an introduction of some of the basic skills and discipline of boat handling to young people.  When they are proficient at this, they can move on to rowing in sliding seat boats.  As with all equipment, the cost of shipping and importing boats and equipment to African countries places a serious restriction on development.  This is one solution to providing a basic freestyle type kayak that can be made and maintained (and further developed) locally.