CUSTOMER REVIEWS

• I have been away for 2 weeks so I have only just been out in my new TS515. I did take the precaution of wearing a life jacket on my first outing as our river is deep and cold this time of year but after a few strokes I came back in took of the life jacket and set off up the river. As I had not been in a boat for 18 years it was a shaky start but I was enjoying it so much I rowed at least a mile up river and back. Great boat and I am enjoying it.

  Robert Hall-Palmer

• Edon is fantastic, and the oars, being adjustable and light are a pleasure to use. This morning after about 30 mins I had got a reasonable stroke going and covered the ground about twice the speed of my kayak! That, when I had never before rowed with a sliding seat and I did not fall in! Another hour and I feel that I am starting to get the hang of it with much to learn. I am truly delighted with the Edon. I feel safe but at the same time get the excitement of speed, acceleration, good tracking and manoeuvreability. A great boat.

  Tim Manser

• Went sculling today. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

  William Harding

• Finally I was sculling with the Edon TS515! A terrific experience. You know, I've never seen a scull boat before, so at beginning I was a little afraid, but assembling the rigger was really easy. I did it in 10 seconds, not more. After 2 hours of exercise on the water, to learn the first boat handling methods which I've only read on the internet before, today I covered a distance of 10km. I've still a lot of thing to learn, however it was a nice first try.

  Dr. Carlo Ferretti

• That was one of the best days of my life... It was everything I expected it to be and more!

  Sandra

• The boats have proved to be a great success - and in the words of our Junior Coach, "The best money the club has ever spent".

  Jim Flood - Reading Rowing Club

• The training sculls are very popular indeed - they have been excellent for our new junior members with the outriggers on, and the senior novice scullers have been enjoying using them too. Definitiely a good purchase!

  Jo - St Andrew Boat Club

• Hallo Stephen,
  I am very happy to be able to tell you that I mounted the cams succesfully and was rowing this morning on my dear River IJssel. And I can tell you it was a pleasure. The boat is rowing very smoothly and moves faster than I had expected.
  So here is a very content client thanking you and sending you best greetings!
  

  Michiel Marien

• My Thames Row turned out a bit different from expectations. I got halfway but a combination of pretty bad weather (too late in the season), very few lock keepers on duty and very little boat traffic meant that on my own I simply could not do the distance to get to London in the time available. Had three good days rowing, got halfway (Goring) but took decision to complete the row in more benign conditions next year. Fully loaded boat performed excellently (reckon I had 32 kilos on load plus me at 81 kilos wearing cold/wet weather gear) but you do feel the extra weight after 20+ miles and hanging about at locks trying to find a way through. 7-8 hours in the boat daily, followed by the need to set up camp and get food, is a bit of a stretch in very autumnal weather. Also weight load had to be carried mainly on deck so boat felt quite unstable, particularly in strong following winds. Put stabilisers back on and all was well - which was just as well I had them on because some of the early locks are very narrow and I had some interesting passages through half open gates. Plus a lot of trees down after gales - I ran into several of them above Oxford. In those circumstances stabilisers are a great blessing, no matter how competent a sculler you consider yourself to be! With the load I had on deck the likelihood of tipping in at locks or while tangling with fallen branches is high - stabilisers give you the safety margin.
  Once again, a real testimony to the many qualities of the TS515. Furthermore, hauling the fully loaded boat out of the water at various campsites, up steep banks, on one occasion through a screen of trees, shows how remarkably tough and hard wearing the boat is. You simply could not go where I have been in anything less robust than the TS515.
  

  Christopher Gibaud

• We have been using the TS 515 for all our L2R and novice groups week in and week out for years. Tough, stable and therefore ideal for beginners, they are also fun to row. They get a lot of use and when things do need repairing we always get fast, friendly and efficient service from Steve at Ahoy Boats. Highly recommended.
  

  David Cottrell Vice-Chair, Leeds RC

• Thanks! I thought I should mention that the reason I didn't really need to discuss my order with you is that it's the second TS515 that I have bought from you. I got the first one a couple of years back as a complete novice to sculling. I have found it a great way of beginning to learn to scull, even though I haven't yet been able to put as much time into it as I would have liked. Unfortunately for me, my wife has taken to it in a big way too, and is now way better at it than me! She spends all her time on the water and I don't get a look in. Hence the need for the second boat, to see if I can catch up! We did think about getting a more conventional, thinner, fibreglass scull, (or even a Nordic Explorer) but I thought I'd mention the other big reason we decided to go with another TS515. That's that we have to launch off quite a rough concrete slipway into a tidal river. The bottom of the boat takes quite a battering in launching and landing (especially from me) and so far has stood up to it very well. I think we'd have quite a few holes now in a fancy boat. Anyway, thought that might be of interest to you, and am look forward to getting the new boat.
  

  Steve Cox

• I'm pleased to say I am very satisfied with this boat! I just wanted to say a massive thank you for helping us. The blades are great and the boat is so much easier to teach basic sculling technique on our Chichester Canal. Within the space of a week, we have managed to offer more regular water sessions for my club and they enjoy using this boat! We will be interested in getting back in contact in the next upcoming few months to see if we can order a few more - once we have made more room. Once again thank you and we shall continue to stay in touch!
  

  Andrew Rewcastle - Chichester University

• Hi Steve - thought I would update you on my progress having my new TS515 on the water for the first time this week. Fantastic and just as I thought such a great way to keep up my fitness levels when not able to windsurf due to lack of wind. After 40 years of windsurfing I was getting bored by training in the gym on no wind days! There is so much to aim for as a novice and am immersing myself on technique journals!
  Thank you so much
  

  Rich Woolcott.BSc(Hons)Marine Sports Science. FdSc Surf Science and Technology.