She floats and she's beautiful - wood strip kayak designed and built by clever Kuching kayaker Dennis Leong

Dennis’s father picked up one of our flyers and passed it to him and he called me up one evening inquiring if he could join in one of our kayaking trips using his own kayak. “Sure!” As I’m glad to meet another kayaker in Kuching. So I asked him what make of kayak he has and he replied that he’s building his own! Needless to say I asked him if I could have a look and I sped to his house to meet him and have a look at his home built kayak. My jaws dropped as it was a most beautiful wood strip hand built kayak that I’d ever seen. Actually it was the first wood strip hand built sea kayak that I'd ever seen! It was all completed just awaiting the final few finishing coats. If Huey sees this - I bet tears will be rolling down his face! It was simply beautiful.

Maiden paddle - Dennis in his own designed and built sea kayak on Sarawak River, Kuching

When Dennis took her (christen 'Rilo Fun') out for a maiden paddle a few weeks back; I was away and this morning I received an email from him with these 2 photos and these 2 simple and beautiful words – “she floats.”

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People pamper themselves with new clothings, shoes or handbags for the Chinese New Year or they would buy new curtains or sofa sets. And those with money to burn or had been lusting for the longest time would buy themselves new car(s). But not Ian Chung or FH2o – we are lot more sensible than that! We buy ourselves new kayaks!

Here’s wishing you all Good Luck, Health, Wealth and Happiness in the Year of the Fire Boar!

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Last year I ordered 4 kayaks from Najib in KL. 3 of them were for my friends and they were delivered today to George’s house; one of the guys who bought a kayak. I had a fleet of yellow-red swirl coloured kayaks and so I ordered one of the same colour with instructions to Najib that the other three to be in different colours so that we can all individually identify our kayaks as they are all of the same make and model – perception ‘Surge’.

So if you spot someone paddling a pink kayak on the waters; guess who would be on it? First an orange sunset yesterday and now a pink kayak! I would never have suspected that my life would be this colourful. *sigh* OK, you can stop laughing now before I smack you with my paddles ...

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This would do nicely, very nicely for christmas ...

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