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What is a Caninghi?

 

What the hell is a Caninghi? That is the question that most people ask when they hear the name of this unique new watercraft. While the name has not made it into the Oxford Dictionary yet I’m sure its creator, Ross Cook from Brisbane based Rosco Canoes, hopes it will one day be a household name.
The popularity in paddle powered craft has increased out of sight in recent years so Ross took the best attributes from fishing kayaks, canoes and cartopper dinghies and turned them into one craft. His goal was to produce a lightweight, safe and stable craft that allowed true stand-up fishability yet still provide comfortable seating and could be easily paddled as well as powered by electric or outboard motors. The result is this evolutionary craft aptly named the Caninghi.
Technology advances in boatbuilding techniques allows boats to be built lighter and stronger than ever before. The Caninghi is produced using state-of-the-art vacuum bagged resin infused closed cell foam. It’s an expensive and labour intensive production method but the results are well and truly worth it. What you end up with is a 4.5m boat with a 1.2m beam that weighs around 30kg making it a true cartopper. Two people have no trouble at all lifting it onto the roof racks of your car or 4WD.
Because the resin infused foam is so strong and stiff it also alleviates the need for the support cross members you see on most canoes. This means you can literally walk from one end of the Caninghi to the other unimpeded.
Another unique feature of the Caninghi is its removable wheels. Once you have taken the Caninghi off the roof of your car you simply insert the wheels and load all your gear right beside the car. Then you can just wheel the fully loaded Caninghi straight into the water with wheels still in place. Once you get into the Caninghi simply pull the wheels out of the sockets and stow them in the forward side pocket – how clever is that!
Once you are actually onboard the Caninghi the first thing you will notice is just how stable it is. Two people can comfortable stand and cast no problem at all.
Another thing that big beam provides is ample storage space. The side pockets are huge and have no problem storing all your tackle, safety gear and whatever else you have to store. The forward side pockets happily house the paddles, wheels and lean bar when not in use. The deck itself features a non skid surface and a number of different hull colours are available.
The Caninghi really fills a gap between the kayak and tinnie market. Indeed, you will be seeing a lot more of these on top of four-wheel-drives travelling around Australia in the future.
For more information contact Rosco Canoes, 295 Gympie Road, Kedron QLD 4031. Tel (07) 3359 9330 or visit www.roscocanoes.com.au
 
 
 
 
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