The Folding Kayak Pages

Folbot One-Day Sale: 9-25-2011

mje — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:44:42 +0000

15% off all new Folbot folding kayaks (excluding Citibot and MetroBoat). Monday, September 19th.

Free shipping from Folbot until 9/6/2011

mje — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:02:50 +0000

Folbot just announced an end of summer promotion: Free shipping on all kayaks in the Continental US until September 6, 2011. Check their web site for more details.

New Long Haul promotional video

mje — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:19:14 +0000

It’s very well done, and you get to see Mark and some of the crew building boats:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bzYaOuKg0

Long Haul price cuts and sales

mje — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:33:19 +0000

New flyer arrived today from Long Haul announcing;

Price cut on the Ute to $1950.00

Aerius-I and Aerius-II replacement hulls starting at $1250.00

Free Balogh sail installation when you buy a boat and sail package

Upgrades to Mark-I and Mark-II boat packages, including:

Long Haul NY Boat Show Specials

mje — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:49:01 +0000

I see that Long Haul has a few Boat Show specials advertised on their site. There’s a Mark-I and Mark-II package, both with Balogh Batwing sails and full expedition package for about 20% off the usual prices. You can read about them at Long Haul’s site here.

The Cockleshell Heroes

mje — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:39:42 +0000

Here’s a good piece on Operation Frankton in The Telegraph, including where the survivors are now, and how you can support the Memorial fund by contributing or by buying a limited edition print:

If you’re not familiar with Operation Frankton, by all means read the article. It’s a major piece of history in the world of folding boats.

There’s also a new book about the mission from Quentin Rees, who previously published a book about the the development of the folding “canoes” used by the Frankton raiders and other commandos.n The new book is entitled The Cockleshell Heroes: The The Final Witness and it looks like a good one. I’m ordering a copy.

(Thanks to John Allsop for the pointers.)