New Folks - Delta Kayaks

John (l.) and Scott (r.), product testing.  I could have gone on this trip, just so ya know.'

So I was thinking I could let y'all know if there are new folks coming this year.  There are new folks coming this year.  I'll throw one up here periodically so you can see who's coming...

There are quite a few folks who are new to Canoecopia.  I'll just address them one at a time.  Less confusing for me, maybe for you.

A few years ago Mark Hall calls me from Delta Kayaks in B.C.  Has a cool new company, makes cool boats, yadda yadda.  I know Mark from previous industry connections and know him to be a decent enough guy, but the timing was wrong, shipping boats from B.C. is difficult and expensive, and wanted to make sure if we worked together it's a win all around.

Last winter Mark calls again, wanting me to come test some product.  I wanted to go but it's a busy time for me, and Scott is the kayak category buyer, so I thought I'd send him.  He split his ticket and asked if John could come along.  Magnanimous of him.  So off they went.  I stayed home and wrote checks and did budgets while they dived on the product testing grenade.

I'm not sure what that green thing is.  Not a Delta, I don't think.  I'm sure it's pretty to somebody...

They came home enthusiastic about the boats, and frankly, so was I.  They're nice...they hold a lot of stuff, they are pretty, and their value to cost ratio is excellent.  So we bought some of them, and Delta Kayaks will be at Canoecopia 2009.  And at some point in the next 365 days, I am going to British Columbia to paddle.

Coming soon...more new folks!

   Darren