Wenonah.com Product Guide 2012

Wenonah Canoe The Story: 1968 - 2012 W enonah Canoe is a small, independent, familyowned company that has become an award-winning designer and manufacturer of high performance canoes and kayaks, sold and paddled around the world. We are a different kind of company. In a world dominated by giant manufacturers, we measure our success by the success of our dealers and the satisfaction of our customers. Our mission has always been to fit people into the best boats for their chosen use. In this, we reflect the values and the passion of our founder Mike Cichanowski. in composites manufacturing, home...

Wenonah Canoe and Current Designs supplied over 160 special edition canoes and kayaks to the 100th Anniversary National Scout Jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill in Caroline County, Virginia in July 2010. Owner and founder of Wenonah Canoe and Distinguished Eagle Scout award recipient Mike Cichanowski attended the event, along with 38,000 Boy Scouts and 3,700 adult leaders. " When you’re young you can risk everything, because you have nothing to lose, but you have to stick with it. " Photo: Jake Greseth of people have a chance to get hooked on the self-reliance that paddle sports bring. We have a...

How To Choose The Best Canoe W e offer more than 30 canoe models, most of which can be fabricated in several different materials. How do you choose the right canoe for you? Follow these steps to help narrow down the decision and ensure you'll find your perfect canoe. 1 First, try to narrow your search down to one or two categories of boats. To do this, consider your priorities. How and where do you plan on using this canoe? What type of water are you going to paddle? How much gear are you likely to take along? How skilled are the paddlers? Find a category that best matches your basic needs: General...

Start here with the "Who, What, Where and How" you'll be using your canoe. Decide on the right category for you. Solos Good on all waters, it'll hold plenty of gear - Wilderness Our most efficient and reliable solo - Prism A short, super stable, great all arounder - Vagabond General Touring If you want a canoe that anyone can paddle and will do most everything...Start here with all around great canoes that will do it all well. Go alone or with a friend - Solo Plus Tandems (& Triples) Champlain - A large, stable boat that will hold a ton of gear 17 Wenonah - A general use boat with a classic look...

Design & Performance A canoe's performance is built into its design. The dimensions and shape of the hull above and below the water line, and other variables, determine how efficient, stable, roomy, maneuverable, and seaworthy that canoe is. Of the 30+ models of canoes in this catalog, no two perform the same. A sports canoe that's stable and easy to paddle will have a different length, width, rocker and streamlining than a performance canoe designed to go fast and glide far. Even within the same category of canoes, subtle differences in design will change their performance. -Anatomy of a Canoe-...

Flare A flared hull widens out near the gunwales. It deflects waves and resists capsize. Tumblehome Flare Tumblehome Tumblehome is how the hull curves in toward the gunwales Tumblehome and lets the paddler paddle close to the hull. Most evident in solo designs. Streamline and Fullness Different canoes with the same load can require more or less effort to paddle, depending on streamlining and fullness. How fast or how gradual the hull widens influences speed, capacity, and stability. A hull that widens gradually and smoothly is more efficient. Flare Both flare and tumblehome may be built into...

Tim, Gary, and Kit form a sheet of Kevlar into a mold. Composite Canoes The term “composite” simply means combining fibers together with resin. In composite canoes, various woven fabrics are hand shaped in a mold and bonded together with resins. Any combination of fibers and resin is a composite, but there are a wide variety of materials and methods. All Wenonah Canoes are manufactured using a vacuum bagging process to ensure the ideal resin to fabric ratio. Many hours of skilled labor are required to make a great composite canoe. This, plus the cost of high-end materials make them fairly expensive,...

Featured on the h "How It's it T V sho w Made" Watch th e step by step con Wenona struction h Kevlar® of a Ultra-ligh t canoe a t www.we nonah.c om/vide o Frank finishing the wood trim on an Itasca. Flex-core Construction & Materials Flex-core construction creates a more rugged canoe than our Ultra-light core, and is meant for general paddling on all but extreme waters. In our Flex-core constructions a structural-foam core is laminated into the hull, orienting the composite fibers carefully to distribute loads. We add an extra fabric layer to the whole hull. This adds a bit of weight but makes...

Barracuda Construction & Material ® You’ve never seen metal move quite like this! By “this” we’re referring to Barracuda® - an aluminized glass fabric. Barracuda® boasts the look of metal with the functionality of traditional high performance composite fabrics. A marriage of style and function, this classy layup is a great combination of aesthetic appeal, weight, and strength. The distinctive appearance of Barracuda® is achieved through a unique finishing process designed specifically for composite applications. When combined with the proper resin, our canoes made from Barracuda® emulate the...

Royalex Construction & Material Royalex® canoes are manufactured from multi-laminate sheets, painstakingly designed specifically for each model. All include a closed-cell, rigid foam core providing structure and buoyancy. -Royalex ColorsRed Spruce Interior colored skin Olive Drab Burgundy Substrate layer Multiple end reinforcements We offer 4 exterior colors with tan or gray interiors. Olive exteriors will have olive interiors. Not all models are available in all colors. See individual model descriptions for Royalex color options. Multiple center reinforcements Multiple full layers Keel line...