Big Day. Friends/Industrial Designers, Scott Mourer and Hayden Schramm helped me launch the USS Intention at Rocky Mt Lake Park (Denver) earlier today and the little boat performed great. It felt balanced and went straight, after a few spins it took on about 2 qts of water (I’ll add some sealant to the seams tomorrow) but otherwise, a sweet ride. Emily, the girls and I will take it out this weekend to test it some more. For some extra R&D, I’d like to take it to a pool and flip it, as well as, practice getting back in after a capsize, will see if that’s possible.

Big shout out to Brian Schulz at Cape Falcon Kayaks (OR) for all the exceptional videos, support and inspiration + Skin Boat Store for all the supplies. Reach out if you’d like any add’l info. on the process, materials or if you’d just care to chat about boats.

Making a small sail for it is next!