TESTIMONIALS
World Rowing Championships 2011
"Your Boats are great and
everybody was more than happy while using them. On Sunday there was a
National Championship in Rowing and again they were used to full extend.
Just smiling faces. Congratulations for a very, very good product and I
do hope you will have more and more customers with smiling faces. I
am sure that with your charming and friendly approach your business will
grow rapidly".
President of the organizing committie 2011 World Rowing Championships, Janez Bencina
World Rowing Championships 2010
"The craft were thoroughly tested prior to the Championships in a variety of situations and quickly it became apparent that they were the industry leaders in design, development and versatility. We were very happy with the performance of the boats during our event, particularly with their stability and low-wake output. We have no doubt in recommending and endorsing Takacat as a world leading water craft supplier."
Thomas P Mayo
CEO
2010 World Rowing Championships
"The open Takacats used at the 2010
World Rowing Championships as both safety boats and marshal boats were
ideal for the tasks allocated to them. Not only were they very stable
and manoeuvrable, their unique design permitted (if required) rescues to
be performed easily from both in-boat and in-water situations. The
only comment I have is that a 15 hp motor is all that is required for
rowing regatta support."
Lee Spear
Competition Director
2010 World Rowing Championships
"We are estatic, with our new Takacat260 Sport
"It is the most fantastic tender for our yacht, that we have ever had.
After
having spent over 60 years on the water and now being less able to jump
and balance, we have found that our new '2.6 Takacat', while light
enough to be easily loaded onto our boarding plateform, is unbelievably
stable. It was a delight to find out that it is also significantly
faster than our old 'Ridgid Bottom' inflatable, with our same old
outboard motor.
We have the blow up floor, minus the aluminium slates
(for lightness)and we have found this to be a very good stable platform
for us to stand on, as well as for our aged and less able selves to get
in and out off.
The '2.6 Takacat' is self draining, only requiring a
little bow elevation to completely empty the Takacat of water - while
we now watch all our friends bailing their tenders out.
The '2.6 Takacat' has made a big difference to our boating expectations."
Sincerely
William (Bill) J McCook
Retired CEO, Spirit of Adventure Trust
A fantastic summer with our new 410 Takacat!
...and once we reached anchor for the night it was amazing to transport 6 of us to shore, or tow kids all night round the bay.(see photo). The trailer worked very well and was especially good for retrieving from the hard...no need to float it on. We also had it at Whangamata and it was fun in the waves, or skiing off the estuary...it even pulled me up single ski, deep water start !!"
"The boats best feature for me was the stability..esp as a tender, so easy to walk on and off without the unstable rocking of your usual tender. The "ride" was surprising too...so very "soft" in choppy water." D Jessup
Takacat Freedom in Tonga
"Im loving the boat too its really is the perfect small boat for us as a resort great rescue boat snorkel trip boat even spearfishing and dive trips"
Takacat Freedom - Beach launching!
"We have found our new Takacat Freedom great for surf beach launching from our local holiday hang out north of Napier. It’s super fun for me and my friends and makes it easy to get out for a dive or lay and retrieve the cray posts (amazingly stabile!). It provides an incredibly smooth and soft riding and is great for playing in the surf. At the end of the holiday it’s easy and light to tow back home for some local fishing adventures! I can be ready to go and in the water with-in 20 minutes. No hassle and just heaps of fun. Happy fishing! Russ Holt
Takacat Lite
"A little while ago we purchased Takacate Lite inflatable dingy from you. Up to delivery to out doorstep, we had not seen or touched your product ; our purshase relying solely on a Boating magazine article and your excellant Video on Takacat.com. As we are in our Senior years your selling feature for us was your guarantee of stability on the water. We were not disappointed. Thankyou Takacat for a great N.Z. design and the service you warmly afforded us. We have since puchased an 8 HP motor which marries well with our new Inflateable".
"We are having fun".
"Yours in boating, Christine and Terry"
Yacht Sea Beagle Bavaria 36. Tauranga. N.Z.
Takacat Lite
"I recently bought a Takacat as a tender for my H28 and I am thrilled with its performance. Its very light so its easy to handle on and off the dingy racks and it tows like a dream. So light to row even my 8 year old daughter can take us all to shore. Once we get there it’s a joy to lift to the high water mark compared to our previous tender. A good soft nose so we have no more marking on the fibre glass. Very stable and plenty of room means less trips from shore to the mooring.
My little 2.2 outboard can bring the Takacat up on the plane."
"A remarkable product, it really is the perfect tender!"
Greg Stansfield
Takacat Lite
"The Takacat Lite 3.2 I purchased from you has proven to be a superb wee boat. I like its stability which makes getting in and out of it really quite simple and safe. Its turn of speed with our tired old 6hp mercury is quite remarkable, its manouvarbility is quite startling too!!!
For my trip across the tasman i left it inflated and on the davits ....no problems there either. I have found the boats load carrying capacity to be enormous".
Matt Cox - Australia
Takacat Explorer - Great fun to fizz on and fish from!
"What a difference a Takacat makes.....For me purely and simply it means getting out fishing more often and having fun doing it. No boat ramp needed - just launch straight off the beach. I have put a 30 Yamaha 3 cylinder 2 stroke on mine which has plenty of torque to also pull a skier or a sea biscuit. Everyone who has been in the Takacat says things like "this is great fun" and "I want one".......Well I wanted one and I haven't looked back because it is great fun to fizz on and fish from!" John Munro from NZ
TERRIFIC
AWESOME
KICKING
ADVENTUROUS
COOL
AMAZING
TAKA-FABULOUS !
We got out! - Takacat Freedom
"Yes we had a wonderful Anniversary weekend two weeks ago, and caught our limit each trip.
This last weekend there was an unexpected large swell that kept most boats in,
we got out but it was very exciting. I'm gaining a lot more confidence now." Staurt - New Plymouth
New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
"Over the past three years Takacat inflatables have been used for a wide variety of activities during our New Zealand Ocean Swim Series such as the Auckland Harbour Crossing and King of the Bays. In often difficult conditions we have been very impressed with the boats' performance, stability and load carrying capabilities. We have used the boats for course layout, buoy plotting, camera boats and people ferrying. We thank you Takacat for your great support."
Scott Rice
Director
www.oceanswim.co.nz
