OC1/OC2 Canoes
Osprey OC1 - NEW
SPECIFICATIONS – Length – 6.22m (20ft 5in) Width – 381mm (15″)
For the OSPREY in particular, the main motivation was to create a Low- Volume canoe, a canoe smaller than any of our previous designs. We took a lot of what we learned with the Zephyr and Fusion regarding rocker, seating position, etc. and began creating the OSPREY.
A key feature that strikes you visually right away is the narrowness in the foot well area. This allows the paddler to paddle closer to the hull of the canoe! You can now get more leverage with each stroke and not worry about hitting the deck of the canoe. The other major addition is the sliding seat with built in drain system. Now there is the option of having a sliding seat or a stationary seat and you don’t have to worry about the seating area well holding water in! The ama on the OSPREY is also new. We found this ama design to be almost “invisible”, meaning that you hardly ever noticed it! It works with the paddler and canoe, not against them. That is key because some amas end up controlling you more than you control them.
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Fusion OC1
SPECIFICATIONS – Length – 6.33m (21ft 6in) Width – 395mm (15.5″)
The Fusion OC1 is a very agile high volume canoe designed for speed and agility in the bumps and performs ideally in a variety of conditions. Developed from the Stingray OC1, the central chine was eliminated to gain more maneuverability and the front rocker was fine tuned. A new ama was designed and attached to the boat about 15cm further forward. The iakos exit the boat in the center and the lifting leverage was changed to make lifting the ama very easy. Raising the hull up at the hips to form the seat cockpit gives the paddler tremendous control over the boat and improved stability. This allows the paddler to use more hips in the critical direction changes in the bumps. The deep seat is very gentle to the paddler’s spine, and eliminates any side vibration while balancing the canoe.
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Zephyr OC1
SPECIFICATIONS – Length – 6.33m (21ft 6in) Width – 395mm (15.5″)
The ZEPHYR is a cross between the Fuze and Fusion, utilizing the best aspects from both designs.
The same length as the Fusion, with a modified nose and higher seam line like that of the Fuze. This added reserve buoyancy to help keep the nose from going under in the bumps, but also kept a streamlined waterline for speed in the flat. The deck on the tail is drastically flatter to minimize wind and wave resistance in side wind conditions. The entire cockpit area (including the foot wells and both iakos) was moved forward 1 inch. The ama rocker was modified to allow for the positioning of the front even higher than on the Fusion. This allows for more control of the ama because it rides further back, closer to your hip point.
Zephyr Downhill Movie – “The Doctor is in”
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Fuze OC1
SPECIFICATIONS – Length – 6.25m (20ft 6in) Width – 406mm (16″)
The FUZE is a scaled down Fusion, with the same hull design approach and the same surfing characteristics and performance of the Fusion and other high volume OC1s, combining “V” shaped design with the parallel chimes for fast release when surfing the bumps. The same deep and comfortable stationary seat was incorporated into the boat design, similar like Fusion, providing paddler with great feel for the boat and great comfort.
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Stingray OC2
SPECIFICATIONS – Length – 7m (24ft 10in) Width – 430mm (17″)
The STINGRAY OC2 hull performs smoothly in virtually all conditions. The surfing ability is unsurpassed. The boat drops into the bumps easily it is very controllable while surfing and accelerates fast into the next bump, whether it is straight forward or when a direction change is necessary.
The Stingray OC1 hull basics were our guidelines for a new OC2 hull configuration. The goal was to improve surfing ability, agility and maneuverability of our previous design. The redesigned rocker hull was tested and the outside chines were added to gain the water release at surfing speed. The chines work surprisingly well especially at higher speed, providing the hull with fast release and the boat gains on agility. Extra attention was paid to the cockpit configuration, paddlers should be positioned as close as possible for better pivoting point in the waves. The seats were redesigned for better comfort, and the new sliding mechanism was added for easy and fast seat position adjustment. The positions of iakos was challenging in order to accommodate the new paddlers position and still keep only the back paddler inside of the iakos. When this problem was solved, a new redesigned and more buoyant ama was completed and the entire rig was rigorously tested in all possible conditions.
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For all sales, price and general enquiries on OC1 and OC2 canoes contact the following:
East Coast:
Andy Wheatley or Manda Ozolins
Paddles
Ph 0424 929 667
email: sales@paddleshop.com.au
website: www.paddleshop.com.au
West Coast:
Colin Bartley
Outrigger Connection Australia
Ph: 0428 468 884
email: canoes@outriggerconnection.com.au
website: www.outriggerconnection.com.au
