An Overview of the P&H Composite Virgo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Our best-selling plastic sea kayak is now available in composite! Mathew talks us through the benefits of the Composite Virgo over the PE version.
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Exciting boat and prospect. I have just sold a Virgo HV, which was a pleasure to paddle and offers a unique ability to edge, and carve. I've paddled a lot of boats, and really loved the Virgo in surf, flow, and messy conditions. At 110kg and 6'6", I'm probably on the top end of the range for the composite, but am hopeful. Cheers and good work P and H.
Thanks for choosing our kayaks! I'm 110kg and 6'1" myself, and my colleague is 6'5" or so and around 95kg - we can both squeeze in the Composite Virgo (definitely not at the same time, though!), and it'd be a-ok for us on a day trip, but you may want to consider the Volan 160 or upcoming Volan 162 if you want some room to stretch/carry gear with you :)
max capacity is always a nice information, but loaded to the max the performance is rather moderate... so whats the recommended max weight so that the performance is still fine? and what's the volume?
Recently used a few of the poly boats to run some island tours, great quality boats for the price.
Can you tell me what the difference there is between composite and fiberglass - are they essentially the same thing?
'Composite' is a general term relating to any kayak which is made from a woven material wetted with resin. 'Fiberglass' is often used interchangeably with 'Composite', but in reality refers to a specific type of composite material. We have not used fiberglass as a main construction material in our kayaks since the 70s; the nearest equivalent we use is 'Diolen', which is a nylon-like weave, and far less brittle - we also build composite sea kayaks using Carbon, Kevlar/Carbon, and Kevlar/Diolen weaves, and incorporate polyester or vinylester resin either via 'wet layup', 'vacuum bagging', or 'infusion' processes, depending on the section of kayak and overall spec.
Great to see the composite Virgo. In addition to selecting the Ultralight version, what option combination would be the lightest? Thanks for any pointer.
Thanks for your comment and interest in our kayaks!
If you're going for light over all else, then steer clear of almost any additions, stay away from Yellow, Orange, or Dark Blue gel coat colours, and choose a Custom Bulkhead Footrest.
The Performance seat is marginally lighter than the Connect seat, but not enough to sacrifice comfort (if you prefer the comfort of the Connect seat, that is - a few do prefer the Performance - we have another video on our channel which looks at both seats in a little more detail).
If you really want to go to the extreme with keeping weight minimal, we can also build the boat without the Day Hatch and/or Bow Mini Hatch (and their associated bulkheads).
Thanks again!
P&H
@@PHSeaKayaks Thank you very much for the prompt response.
@@billyhsu4567 you're welcome!
Which is more capable, this or Volan ?
It depends on your preferences, experience, and intentions really! Can you tell us a little more about those?
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Unfortunately, we're not working with the kind of budget to commission Taylor Swift or My Chemical Romance (yes, those are genuinely two of my favourites) to score our product videos 😜 What's your jam?