20
Feb

A Wizard is never late…

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We’re no apprentices when it comes to the magic of designing, developing, and ultimately producing kayaks. That said, we are eternal optimists, and sometimes it takes surfing a few more waves than expected before we hit that sweet spot and really feel a new model is ready to be released into the world.

This was the case with the Wizard, a model where precision and perfection were essentials, not optional, and when we excitedly took what we expected to be the final prototype to the water, it was actually back to the drawing board for a rethink.

We made some bold statements during development and early promotions of the Wizard, and we wanted to be sure we backed up our tales with true alchemy for this limited edition run.

Working with our ambassadors and designers, we re-wrote the plan and are now proud to deliver something special, some might even say magical – albeit 4 months later than we had originally intended.

The wait was worth it, though; after a solid 13-hour session on the Tay in the Wizard, our very own Zach sent us an email in which he was tangibly fizzing with excitement, “Today could be one of my greatest memories! Best day ever!!! It’s wonderful to have a boat long enough to catch waves with ease, yet feel small enough to throw around like a play boat! Fantastic design! Once again, thank you for making sick boats! From a very happy, Zach Flatt”

That email later developed into a review, but in itself, it perfectly encapsulates the magic of the Wizard, and the very reason we make kayaks.

With deliveries now going out to customers, and spring flows just around the corner, we are proud to see Wizard demos hitting the water across the UK, Europe, the US, and the rest of the World. Just this past week, a crew took it to Figuier Wave in Millau, France, for a long day of surfing and freestyle:

Amongst the crew was Yanis Clerc, who had this to say, “Fast and loose, fun and nimble, the Wizard had become my favourite surf boat in a matter of seconds, just the time needed to understand what I was sitting in.”

We want as many of you as possible to have the opportunity to try this kayak, and that’s why we have decided to remove our initial order deadline and commit to producing the Wizard orders which continue to flow in as and when our custom production capacity allows, but of course, only up to that hard stop of 300 total of this Limited Edition kayak.

Demos are available at the following locations, with more making their way out there – drop us an email with where you’re located if you’re beyond these regions and want us to point you in the right direction.