Aquabatics New Products and Random Hours!

Hello all you frozen paddlers,
Seems we've made it through the worst of our frosty -35 week. Feels like winter's finally here though, I find that rather comforting after the mild snow drought up until this point. But enough on the weather, I've got a few updates from the shop. First off; the shop will be closed from January 25th-February 3rd with the exception of Saturday January 28th which will experience our usual weekend hours of 10 am-5 pm.
Secondly we have a bunch of new products arriving in the spring, so if you've got the winter blues and can't get paddling off your mind here's previews for some of our new boats!

The Shiva, From Pyranha









The Stomper, From Liquidlogic





The Jed eye, From Pyranha




The new mamba also has a few alterations, however the boat in general has maintained its basic structure. Sweet is bring back its rocker half cut next year, This is a version of the Rocker helmet that has no hard shell ear covering.

We have also ordered a whole new genre of whitewater and flat water enjoyment: Stand up Paddle boards! We're bringing in boards from Badfish, Boardworks and Amundson. We have ordered a range of board types from short river surfing SUP boards, to long ocean surfing boards, to flat water cruising boards, so whatever your taste in SUP we will have something for you! To accompany this we are also beginning Stand up paddling courses in the coming season. Call the shop at 403 288 9283 or email paddler@aquabatics.com for more info or check out our website

It's an Evolving Sport:


Hope everyone is keeping warm, and getting out to the slopes or a frosty river this weekend!

Cheers,
Luke

NRS Inversion Drysuit Review

So I realize it is winter in Canada right now but I have also noticed you guys have some ridiculously amazing weather coming your way and really....spring is getting closer every day!! So if you do not already have a Drysuit I thought I would put another option other than the ever popular Kokatat out there for you to consider.

I have been using the Inversion Drysuit this past season and well into the Fall. After using the Kokatat GMER GTX for the past 3 years to be honest I was not holding out great hopes for this bad boy. Whether this is just me being a bit of a Gore-tex snob fan or just a personal grudge against anything else other than what had worked well for the past 3 seasons I do not know but I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance of this Suit.

The inversion is made with a Fabric called 210-denier TriTon™. This fabric is not Gore-Tex and does not pretend to be in any marketing which I like. This fabric is light to wear and seems to move well with the movements required by paddling!!

It does however in my experience thus far provide a very similar experience to a Gore-tex suit and has kept me dry and comfy which in my books is pretty dam good! Considering work coupled with personal paddling I am on the water every day, and the fact Canada has turned me into a bit of a sissy when it comes to getting wet kayaking I find myself in a Drysuit more often than not.

So with a solid hammering and likely 100+ days last season I was still dry the last time I hopped in this bad boy.

The other thing I was mildly skeptical of was the Latex Socks. First of all no they are not breathable but really I do wonder how much a Gore-tex sock breathes inside a tight wet booty anyway. So they are a little thicker to wear than the other but I can honestly say I got used to them pretty quickly and don't mind them at all.

The zips seem solid as which is a huge thing to consider when buying a Drysuit.

The one thing which I think is not quite as good as competitors suits is the velcro on the tunnel over the spray skirt. I have never had them come undone but they could be a bit beefier.

The Latex has been bomber and the seams solid as well.

The only thing I can not comment on is the long term Durability of this product as I have only put 1 season on it so far, bearing in mind 1 season for me is probably 2 or 3 seasons for the average boater.


All in all for the Price Point of $699.00 this Drysuit it is something I would seriously consider. The funky color scheme is a little different which is nice and like a Drysuit should it keeps you dry!

Check it out on our website here!

Hope the warm weather is not a precursor to a nasty -30/-40 spell.

Peace
Blair