"What do you think?" I asked, gasping for air. When he finally stopped to rig up his rod, I managed to catch him. Not by a longshot – the guy was cutting a freakin' wake through the clear alpine water. Fran was leisurely pedaling his boat, glancing around at the scenery, while I, rowing like a slave on a Roman galley, couldn't keep up. I loaded up my WaterMaster kickboat and set off after him.Īnd that's when the virtues of the Mirage began to come into focus.
After collecting his fishing gear, Fran dropped in the pedal-drive, clambered aboard, and was off. We hauled the kayak – a Mirage Revolution 13 – down a steep bank to the water's edge. "Yes, yes, I'm sure it's amazing," I said, and after three email reminders, I finally drove over to the Northern Lights Barn and picked up a demo for the weekend.Īfter a quick tutorial and word of warning about the vulnerabilities (read: replacement cost) of the integrated MirageDrive unit, I and Fran, a friend visiting from Boston, shot south to Cliff Lake. So when Hobie's PR department extolled the virtues of the Mirage pedal-drive kayak line, I received their enthusiasm with polite indifference. Here at O/B we see a lot of gear, and like a food critic being served his 500th plate of foie gras, we're not easily impressed. Hands-free boating for summer adventures.
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