Introducing the Esquif L'edge

dmecsas · Post by **dmecsas** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:20 am

I don't know about y'all -- and I mean no disrespect to the good Mr Smerda who I have never met and who has clearly given us a boat worthy of our attention -- but does starting a totally unrelated thread-within-a-thread about some camera-thingy smell to anyone else like stuffing the ballot box in the pursuit of setting/extending the CBoats record for single longest thread?
-=David=-

ncdavid · Post by **ncdavid** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:12 pm

So, when will the L'Edge be available for purchase? Late in 2009? Summer 2010? Before Mohawk designs a new boat?

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:54 pm

To make a long story short... I'm trying to figure out a logical way to get my L'edge down for Upper Yough on Friday and then to Gauley Fest on the weekend so people can give it a whirl. I might send it along with Roy and then I'd come down the following weekend to paddle the Lower/Upper G. then get a day on the Upper Yough if possible... depending what the doctor tells me.

If you are interested in trying it out or paddling it you can send me a p.m. so I don't get accused of racking up the post count...

As of the moment... we're dialing in the final specs and making a few subtle changes, then the production mold will get made, the oven is getting closer to being ready to start cranking out Spanish Fly's and Preludes at the factory and a safe assumption would be that this boat will be in full production by spring 2010. Much as I'd like it to... this stuff just doesn't happen overnight.

Thank you for holding... please continue to hold...

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:21 pm

A-C-T-I-O-N with Jim Coffey from Esprit

http://www.youtube.com/user/Espritadven ... vMtwJxqBFE

Have fun with it down there!

FWIW... We're going to be making a few slight tweaks before going to production... figure on seeing production models right around ALF 2010

Sorry for the delay... but Jacques and I would rather the boat be exactly what you, he and I want the first time.

L'ater!

Berkshire Jack · Post by **Berkshire Jack** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:40 pm

Watching L'Edge handle those waterfalls

, sure whets my appetite. Can hardly wait for the spring appearance of the commercial version.
J

insolence · Post by **insolence** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:41 pm

how about hull speed?

ncdavid · Post by **ncdavid** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:54 pm

Craig Smerda wrote:A-C-T-I-O-N with Jim Coffey from Esprit

http://www.youtube.com/user/Espritadven ... vMtwJxqBFE

Have fun with it down there!

FWIW... We're going to be making a few slight tweaks before going to production... figure on seeing production models right around ALF 2010

Sorry for the delay... but Jacques and I would rather the boat be exactly what you, he and I want the first time.

L'ater!

When we see those production models what color will they be? Production length? Details, man, details.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:51 pm

Update... I just returned from Quebec and we made some slight changes to the design to address a few things we learned from the prototypes.

L'edge (L'version 2.0) is looking fantastico'

I can't wait...

Lazarus: (played by Samuel L. Jackson) God put you in my path and I aim to cure you of your wicked ways.

Paddle Power · Post by **Paddle Power** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:10 pm

slight changes

...we are waiting

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:32 pm

Craig,
Has the length changed?

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:12 pm

Who care about the lenght, what color is it goin to be, lets talk about the important stuff first.

jroneil · Post by **jroneil** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:25 pm

It should be red
So the wives or SO will not notice the new boat

Mr.DeadLegs · Post by **Mr.DeadLegs** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:35 pm

Who named the boat? why not just Edge or Ledge.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:42 pm

I think it is a French thing

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:38 pm

Paddle Power wrote:
slight changes
...we are waiting

be patient... I think the slight delay will be well worth the wait.

Wendy wrote:Craig,
Has the length changed?

nope... should finish out around 9'-2"

Louie wrote:Who care about the lenght, what color is it goin to be, lets talk about the important stuff first.

jroneil wrote:It should be red
So the wives or SO will not notice the new boat

opaque

Mr.DeadLegs wrote:Who named the boat? why not just Edge or Ledge.

Louie wrote:I think it is a French thing

I did. I would have called it Le' Edge ("the Edge" in honor of Frankies first boat) but then some dweebs would've called it the "Leedge" when the apostrophe fell off and I'd have never heard the end of it.