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Short Facts
Brand
New Wave
Model Year
Intended Paddling Environment
Type
Stats (Metric)
Length
264 cms / 8'8"
Width
64 cms / 25.2"
Weight
17.2 kg / 38 lbs
Volume
216 ltr / 57.1 gal
Cockpit Length
86 cms / 33.9"
Cockpit Width
47 cms / 18.5"
Minimum Paddler Weight
45 kg / 99 lbs
Maximum Paddler Weight
86 kg / 190 lbs
[ New Wave doesn't exist anymore, and we couldn't find the original marketing hype for this boat ]
User reviews
2 reviews
Overall rating
3.9
Design
4.0(2)
Perfomance
3.5(2)
Quality
4.0(2)
Value / Money
4.0(2)
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Strobe vs RPM
(Updated: June 02, 2009)
Overall rating
4.0
Design
4.0
Perfomance
4.0
Quality
4.0
Value / Money
4.0
About the reviewer
GeezerTest environment
Potomac River below Great FallsReview
I won the 7.5-mile CCA Potomac River Race, short boat category, in 2008 and 2009, paddling this boat. Competitors were mostly in Dagger RPMs.Conclusion
The Strobe holds its own against newer boats.Review
Affiliated
No
About Me
Location: Potomac below Great Falls; Chesapeake
Age: 66
Weight: 81.6 kgs
Age: 66
Weight: 81.6 kgs
H
Fast short boat, good wave rider
(Updated: March 20, 2008)
Overall rating
3.8
Design
4.0
Perfomance
3.0
Quality
4.0
Value / Money
4.0
About the reviewer
Novice paddler, reliable roll
Test environment
Class II to III Potomac River in Mather Gorge, and Dickerson engineered whitewater slalom course.
Review
A good race boat for the short kayak category (if an 8'8" boat is counted as short). Good for attainments and riding long, fast waves. The boat is too long for most playboat tricks. Very comfortable. Rolls easily. A very rare boat these days. Not recommended for creeks with pinning potential.
As is typical for an old plastic boat, the side decks cracked where the seat attaches. I fixed it with 1/8" thick aluminum plates and rubber gaskets made from a bicycle inner tube. Visible in the top-view picture.
Conclusion
An old-school museum-piece boat. Note: The posted pictures are of my boat, which is 8'8" long, not 8'3" long. The volume has to be at least 60 gallons.
Review
Affiliated
No
About Me
Location: Potomac River below Great Falls
Age: 65
Weight: 81.6 kgs
Age: 65
Weight: 81.6 kgs
H
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