Commodore Ellie

14 feet long, 23.5 inches wide, 55 lbs, 9000+ cubic inches of storage, pro flex backband, adjustable foot braces, deck bungees, bow and stern hatches, recessed anodized aluminum deck hardware, all standard features on the new, royal blue rotomolded polyethylene kayak.
Yes, an unexpected and yet welcome acquisition, to what you could now call, the fleet.

Research was carried out covertly and an ingenious plan was hatched and set in motion just a few short days ago. First, it seemed worth the $150 shipping just to see how a 14 foot long 50lb box would be delivered. Then, through a series of unforeseen events, a friend from home (where ironically the boat was readily available) found out he was able to come visit.
“Hmm, you’re coming up here?”
“Yes.”
“And you’re driving?”
“Yes.”
“And you have that kayak rack you bought a while back?”
“Yes.”
“And you love to go shop around at that nice outdoor store?”
“Yes.”
“I’m hatching an ingenious plan…” (drums fingertips together, and laughs maniacally)

A few days later and we found ourselves admiring how awesome it looked on top of his car. So buy me an unusually large hat (you know, the really big one) and call me commodore!

More on how it handles in waves and on the flat to come soon. Pictures of it in the waves and on the flat coming soon. What we’ve been up to the last few days, and what I’ve been up to the last week coming as soon as I sit down long enough to type for a while.
Oh yeah, it's name is Pisgah made by Liquid Logic. As they put it, it's pisghalicious!