To answer a few questions raised about the Adventure Island and the MirageDrive.

Bracing and Eskimo roll as a safety requirement -

All of the Hobie Kayaks are sit-on-tops. You don't roll them while locked in the **** like a sit-inside. You simply hop back on if dumped out. The chances of rolling an Adventure Island are very slim. If you did, you can fold one ama in and then roll the boat back upright... and then hop back in the ****.

Beaching with the MirageDrive -

This is one of the greatest features of the MirageDrive. You simply push one pedal forward (either pedal) and the drive fins come up flush with the hull bottom.

Otherwise, for very rocky shores that might damage the drive in some way, you can easily pull the drive out of its well.

Dealer on Maui? Likely a rental place. Owners of MirageDrive boats don't have a lot of problems, but it is a problem with rental people as described in the last post. Kind of like having a fiberglass cat in rental. They take more maintenence. Hard to get the rental people to push one foot forward when beaching... simple concept.

We have been looking at ways to make a drive work (mount) on any boat to use in and out of harbors and when the wind dies. They weigh just 6.6 pounds. You could tuck one under a tramp and pull it out when needed. Just like a paddle, but way more effecient.