Saw several familiar faces at the show today, and made a few new friends as well.

The Feathercraft folks were visiting from Vancouver, BC, set up in the “Canadian Corridor.” They were showing their excellent skin-on-frame collapsible kayaks, as well as the super-compact BayLee inflatable dinghy.

I tested the BayLee last year, and was extremely impressed with it. Glad to see them back again this year.

I was also pleased to see the SeaSucker folks back again. They’ve got a few new items in their line up. Perhaps the most impressive item, though, is a suction-cup bicycle mount for automotive (or, one supposes, marine) use. I’ve been using the SeaSucker cup holder I picked up last year, and it’s earned a permanent spot aboard Two Lucky Fish.

Also back were the Get Storganized bunch, with many familiar items, and a few new ones as well. Many of their products live aboard my boat nowadays, too.

All three of the clever folding crab traps we’ve discussed in the past are still present and accounted for, as well:
Stow-B-Low Crab Pod
Flex Fold Crab Trap
Jolly Good Folding Crab & Shrimp Traps

I didn’t notice any new folding traps to report on, but if there are any, we’ll report on them here. Navagear is your one-stop information source for folding crap traps, after all!

I’ve also made some new friends…but I’ll save them for next time.