Colden Canoe
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The Colden Canoe Team
David Yost - Designer
culminates in a hull that combines the nuances of “sea-kindly-ness” and user comfort. A
student of historical boats and the effect of materials on design, David continues to
design for construction in wood strip, wood and fabric, laminated plastic, vacuum
forming and roto-molding. In 2004 the American Canoe Association honored him with
their “Legends of Paddlesport Award”, which recognized his contribution to the
advancement of the sport. It was his collaboration with Charlie Wilson at Bell that first
created the Fire Series and now David will be advising Colden Canoe during the setup
and production of these hulls as they are brought back once again.
David Yost - Designer
- David Yost is the mind behind the design of the
Flashfire, Wildfire and Starfire. Known in paddling
circles as DY, he has the distinction of having nearly
80 of his canoe and kayak designs produced, making
him the most prolific designer of human powered
watercraft of all time. He has described his work as
“the runaway hobby designing canoes and kayaks for
friends” that began in the sixties when he built his own
solo marathon racers. Then in 1973 he designed his
first racing canoe, the Minuteman. Soon thereafter he
was designing for Sawyer Canoe and then Tubbs,
Curtis, Loon Works, Perception, Swift, Bell and
Placid Boatworks followed. David possess an
exceptional ability to translate the desired on-water
culminates in a hull that combines the nuances of “sea-kindly-ness” and user comfort. A
student of historical boats and the effect of materials on design, David continues to
design for construction in wood strip, wood and fabric, laminated plastic, vacuum
forming and roto-molding. In 2004 the American Canoe Association honored him with
their “Legends of Paddlesport Award”, which recognized his contribution to the
advancement of the sport. It was his collaboration with Charlie Wilson at Bell that first
created the Fire Series and now David will be advising Colden Canoe during the setup
and production of these hulls as they are brought back once again.
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