{"id":20759,"date":"2020-04-01T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=20759"},"modified":"2020-04-01T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:00:48","slug":"introducing-the-rama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/introducing-the-rama\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Rama!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There has been a careless whisper floating around for some time that part of the delay to our latest project was due to Graham (Pyranha Managing Director and all-round top bloke) having his ‘do not disturb’ sign up on his office door. While we all know you don\u2019t mess with the king of the jungle, eventually a passing Team Paddler was sent to ask the preacher man what was going on (from a distance of at least 2 metres).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graham had been working on a secret project, taking the best bits from the previous three best selling, award-winning kayaks (Machno<\/a>, Ripper<\/a> & 9R II<\/a>) and combining this pedigree to craft a boat that left paddlers wanting more, more, more! \u2018I can\u2019t help it\u2019 Graham said. \u2018It was the last thing on my mind, but I knew that we could turn this cruel summer around, and develop something more than physical, that gives paddlers a hotline to heaven\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as some Team Paddlers heard this, they immediately got together (over Zoom, of course) to help! As with all design meetings, love, truth and honesty are the only briefing points given. A working title of venus was given to the project, after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first prototype felt a little like a long train runnin\u2019, and as we weren\u2019t trying to recreate the 12R<\/a>, we went back to the drawing board! Movin\u2019 on from the initial concept, we decided to live out the wild life and show some rough justice to the prototype! Remembering the mantra \u2018tain\u2019t what you do (it\u2019s the way that you do it)\u2019, an ethos that our Team Paddler, Aie a Mwana introduced to the design process, we had a good look on the floor for ideas we had rejected already. Incorporating some changes to the waterline, rocker profile, and hull chines, we were ready to gather some more of the UK team for another round of testing. When we undergo prototype testing, we gather qualitative data, which we often keep secret. This is mainly as most of our test team are shy boys. In this instance, however, they have all agreed to share their initial thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Wilkinson, CEO, Dan Wilkinson Coaching<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI felt like I was tripping on your love for this boat. Now I\u2019ve been in it, and experienced a boat for the first time that truly does move in my direction, I\u2019m genuinely really excited to get my hands on the finished version!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete Catterall, British Canoeing<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis boat really made me feel young at heart again. Love comes in many ways, but this has blown my mind\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Smith, CEO, Rock and Water Adventures<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard a rumour that there was something special being cooked up in Runcorn, but I certainly didn\u2019t expect this\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris\nEastabrook, Expedition Kayaker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite every time I see an Everest I think to myself \u2018I want you back\u2019, I feel as though I have developed love in the first degree for this new boat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Kohn-Hollins, CEO, River Flair<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter my first session on the water my first reaction was \u2018Baby, it\u2019s Christmas!\u2019 I thought it may be a trick of the night [ed\u2019s note:<\/strong> all initial prototyping takes place after dark to protect our proprietary property<\/em>] but after my second session I\u2019m sure I found love!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David\nBain, Expedition Kayaker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI first heard rumours of this boat from Nathan Jones. A lot of people say he\u2019s got tact, but when it comes to this boat he was really sayin\u2019 somethin\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Parker, CEO Tom Parker Coaching<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRobert De Niro\u2019s Waiting\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rama name is one that has a long history within Pyranha Kayaks. As far back as 1989, there was a prototype boat that had the working title \u2018MegaRama \u201889\u2019, but it was felt that the world wasn\u2019t ready for boats to be named after deities. With the word Rama translating from Sanskrit into \u2018pleasing, delightful, charming, beautiful and lovely\u2019, it was felt that the time was right to set on you our homage to the eastern gods, following on from the Shiva & Varun. [Ed\u2019s note:<\/strong> our initial attempts to translate Rama from Sanskrit into English gave us the translation, ‘Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye’. We\u2019re good at kayaks, not so good at computers!<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pyranha Rama will be available to pre-order from your local dealer soon in every shade of blue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only your love keeps us motivated to continually push the boundaries of kayak design and innovation. From all of us at Pyranha Kayaks, a big \u2018cheers then\u2019, and remember: Love don\u2019t live here, it lives inside all of us on the water!\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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