New Hurricane Sit on Top to debut this Spring
Thursday, February 25th, 2010We just enjoyed our first detailed look at Hurricane Kayaks’ upcoming Sit on Top in our Cameron Village shop. Jon Stewart of Hurricane Kayaks (and former GOPC Wilmington employee) brought the very first pre-production model from the factory so we could get a better look at this exciting new SOT. Jon wanted our feedback and to be honest, we were hoping for a sneak peek at the rumored new boats being designed at Hurricane. While the kayak we saw is a pre-production model (meaning there are still some finishing touches remaining to be completed), we can share the following information:
- The upcoming Hurricane SOT is 12ft in length and weighs only about 45 lbs.
- The boat has a foam core sandwich construction between the scupper holes and this makes both the deck and hull very stiff. It feels very solid with minimal flex.
- The hull is the same design as the Hurricane Phoenix 120. So this new boat should have great glide for a 12’ SOT.
- We’re told the boat may be ready sometime in March.
- We don’t yet have an official name (it might be called the Open Bay) for this new kayak from Hurricane but it should not be confused with the other new Hurricane kayak, the Open Fisherman.
Below are some photos of the new Hurricane SOT, aka, “Open Bay”.
Note Indents for Cooler, Crate and small Bait Bucket.
Shown with factory installed Rod Holders and Surf to Summit seat. Note Clean Deck layout.
Deck rail appears to be good location for Anchor Trolley installation.
We do plan to stock this boat as soon as it becomes available.
