Showing posts with label Stolen gear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stolen gear. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Stolen: Tiderace Xcite sea kayak.

Pish! Low life have struck again.

This time the victim is Aled Williams, designer and founder of TIDERACE Sea Kayaks.

Here is his story:


"Stolen: Tiderace Xcite
Taken from my parents' back garden in Four Mile Bridge, Holyhead, Sunday night, 26/04/09.

Colour: All white (hull, deck, seat + rim, bulkheads), Kevlar 10mm outside seam, black ropes and elastics + hatch rims
Construction: Full Carbon (the inside is all black, chequer-board cloth pattern 10mm squares), epoxy resin, vacuum construction.
Serial No: XC078EC21 (label inside front deck day hatch)
Condition: As new

This particular boat is a one-of-a-kind, with a custom layup to my specification, estimated retail value: £3500

Please contact me on 07973 785537 or info@tideraceseakayaks.co.uk should you have any information on the whereabouts of the kayak.

Aled"

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Watch out for stolen Rockpool sea kayak in UK!

Here is a message from Graham King. I hope the low life that did this get caught soon.

"Please keep an eye out for my boat, stolen from outside my tent at Sheerness (Isle of Sheppey) in the small hours of this morning. It is a Rockpool Alaw Bach, with the following distinctive features:

white hull, yellow deck with slight glitter; 1/2 inch hole in back deck just abaft the rear hatch, with cable from solar panel sikaflexed in; Silva 70une compass on foredeck; Two black velcro strips abreast of day hatch (for tow bag), with cam cleat and fairlead; SOLAS tape on hull near bow and stern; "Musequality" charity stickers and "freelunchlog.blogspot.com" lettering on hull amidships.

Taken with the boat was a large quantity of kit, including:
Uniden Mystic VHF handset; GME MT410G Accusat GPS Personal Locator Beacon; Two Lendal paddles (four-piece carbon), including a set of Lendal wings with distinctive cream-coloured epoxy added protection to the tips; and much more stuff too numerous (and upsetting) to list. As you can see, the boat was set up for a major expedition in support of charity, for which I had been preparing for a long time. I was two days into a six month trip, and I'm just a tad upset!

Coastguard is aware of loss of VHF and PLB (EPIRB). Please report any sightings to Kent police on 01622 690690, quoting crime number CY-4422-09. Pictures will follow once I've worked out how."