CanoeAdventures

Longbow, 1st guest-crew at Bow Creek, Tuckenhay

Longbow and crew 7 miles later on the Dart at Totnes

Detail of benches and midships join

Detail of buoyancy tank

Longbow - it was a fight to capsize her - 26 attempts !

Longbow re-righted and swamping out

 Thursday 21 January 2010       

 Longbow-30, is pictured above and below. She was built at Baltic Wharf in Totnes beside the River Dart in South Devon UK and launched at 10am on Monday 15 June 2009.   

Longbow-30 - is a 9 metre/30 feet, 12-seat, plus helm-seat, open canoe designed, built and proved as a working people-carrying vessel. 

There are thousands of people from all walks of life, their children, their friends elatives and colleagues all  ready to try canoeing like this. The Voyager with its competent, qualified, licensed steersman-guide gives all of them the opportunity. 

Following 11 years successfully offering guided canoeing in Voyager 12-seaters on the tidal Dart in South Devon UK, Canoe Adventures realised there are many more waters suitable for this boat, so they designed and built this custom version developed through experience, and produced Longbow-30, a 9-metre 12-seated fine canoe.

Longbow offers brilliant canoe outings for folk of every kind gender age and interest.  Parents with small children.  Schools.  Youth groups.  Birthdays.  Retirement.  Hen parties.  Stags.  Team Reward.  Services.  Challenge.  Training.  Holidays.  Expeditions.  All.

Not to be confused with the Dragon Boat !   Voyager is a luxury high speed waterbus - Dragon Boat is Formula 1.

Specification :

Length :   9 metres/30 feet/5 fathoms

Beam midship:   1.19 metres/47 inches

Depth midship:   0.44 metre/17 inches

Bench height from sole :   0.34 metre/13.5 inches

Construction :   grp, stainless steel, timber

Bareboat weight :  181 kg/400 lbs

Seating :   6 benches, 2 persons each

Buoyancy :  air, built-in fore and aft

Steersman :   seated atop aft buoyancy

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Tariff :   guide prices (ex vat)

Bareboat :   £5500

Decals :   from    £245

Custom trailer :   £1550  (tbc)

Custom set 12 adult BAs - 3 x XXXL,  4 x XXL,  3 x XL, 2 x L :    £550    

Custom set u-14’s BAs -  6 x L,  6 x S :    £550

Infant BA’s ea :   £39

180 litre dive-zipped drybag :   £160

Steersman paddle 74” Devon ash :   £155

Set 12 adult paddles – 6 x 57”, 6 x 54”, Canadian basswood :   £35 ea   

Set 12 adult paddles – 6 x 57”, 6 x 54”, Devon ash :   £600

Infant paddles ea :   £22

Painters 6mtr x 2 :   £12

Stainless screweye and shockcord kit retains, fitted :   £58  

Swamping buckets, customised x 4 :   £25

Folding anchor, 5mtr chain, 20mtr sinking line :   tba

Flagstaff holder bronze, fitted :   £28

Fairleads bronze, fitted :   £32

Steersman training :   £150 per 5 hour session plus expenses.

Sail and leeboard rig :   tba