OUR SOLO: THE FIR ELISE

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We believe the Fir Elise is a master-piece for the solo paddling world.   We decided to make the best solo canoe possible.  We insisted on tumblehome desin. (tumblehome narrows the paddling station  near the occupant so you're not banging your paddle on the side of the boat.)  All boats should be that way but few are. Why?  too much work to make. Notice how the boat narrows as you get to the top?  Once you've paddled that, you'll never be satisifed with a cheap flat sided boat. We made the Fir Elise to be the optimum paddling experience.

We all know the Vikings were here first, but why?   You're looking at it.   It's called the V design.  Ancient but always relavant, like the wheel, eh? In the maritime world, the Viking ships are world-renown for stability and efficiency.  As sure as the sun rises in the east & sets in the west, once you've paddled our design, you'll never want to go back to a flat bottom or shallow arch.  The truth is, the V design makes so the boat doesn't zig-zag and gives the boat a stability like nothing you've ever paddled.  Why don't others make v's?-too hard to make, too expen$ive and their boats arn't able to take the increased wear that occurs at the wear points on the V- this leads us to our next point....

We decided we wanted a boat that is over-built; that is, we didn't want to baby it just because it's made of ultralight components.  Epoxy resin is 3x more expensive than standard marine resin, harder to work with but the results are a boat you don't have to worry about.  Epoxy resin is way tougher than standard marine resin our competitors use.  The kids can play in it, jump up and down & walk all over the inside-we don't care.  (Did you know standard marine resin is forbidden to be used on aircraft by federal law?). We wanted the most rugged ultralight we could make & guess what!?  You won't find a more rugged ultralight than a boat from Loon Country Boats.