Recessie in de kanowereld

Helaas is ook de recessie inmiddels de kanowereld binnen geslopen. Voorlopig wordt de productie van de Zweedse Skim kayaks bevroren. Zie ook het onderstaande bericht van de site van Skim. Erg jammer nu in Nederland ook al een aardige groep erg tevreden Skim vaarders zijn.

`We started Skim Kayaks in 2002 with the ambition to create sea kayaks that we couldn’t find on the market, kayaks we believed other paddlers were missing too. Our goal was to, as environment friendly as possible, locally produce kayaks with characteristics and details that would make it safer and more fun to kayak in all conditions, all year round. Kayaks that we felt that we could develop in as paddlers.Seven years and a lot of Skim kayaks later we are happy, and a bit proud, to have reached the goals we once set. The only thing that hasn’t really reached all the way is the economics. It’s hard to make a living from building kayaks the way we intended to. That’s why we have decided to take a break and think about how we can build the boats we want to build in a way that doesn’t interfere with things that we believe are important.So from now on you can’t order a Skim kayak. But while we think about what to do with the boats we have and the ones we want to build in the future, we would like to wish you all happy paddling!`

See you on the water.

Göran Pehrson &

Anders Nyström

Founders of Skim Kayaks