March 24, 2016 Old Lyme, CT – Pakayak, LLC, a Connecticut company is launching a new hard-shell performance, packable kayak that is about to revolutionize the market. Made in the U.S.A, the first model, a 14-foot touring/sea kayak nests inside itself and packs down to 3 ½ feet. It’s easy to carry, easy to store and eliminates the need for…
February 11, 2016
WTNH/Ann Nyberg: The World’s First Nesting Kayak
Do you spend your summers on the water, are you a kayaker? Do you have a tough time figuring out where to store it? Doug and Zinelle Mackro of Old Lyme are the founders of a portable kayak that nests into itself for easy storing and carrying. It comes apart in six pieces and goes together with a patented clamping…
October 30, 2015
Haddam Bulletin: Old Lyme Inventor Says Pakayak!
By Tanja Buzzi Moriarty Old Lyme couple Doug and Zinelle Mackro are looking to make a splash with their new invention called Pakayak (pronounced Pack-A-Yak), the world’s first sectional nesting system. Read more (PDF)…
October 25, 2015
Points East: Pakayak, a nesting kayak, is well engineered
By Tyler Cornell We live it, we eat it, and breathe it." That is how Haddam, Conn., resident Doug Mackro described his and his wife Zinelle Peterson's efforts to create a patented nesting cruising kayak called the Pakayak. Read more (PDF)...
October 7, 2015
They’re writing about us
We're in print! We had two articles come out last month about us. Click below to download and read them. Haddam Bulletin by Tanja Buzzi Moriarty Points East by Tyler Cornell
September 8, 2015
See how she moves
While waiting to receive our full-scale prototype, we decided to see how the model looks and performs in water. Beautiful! (Please ignore the black electrical tape - we don't have mini clamps installed.)
August 7, 2015
reSET Impact Challenge
We have just completed our submission for the second level of the reSET Impact Challenge. Above is the video we made for the submission. We made it through the first level being chosen as one of 40 out of over 100 organizations. The finalists will be announced at the end of August. We could be granted a portion of more than $60,000. The…
July 12, 2015
3D printed scale model
We now have a scale model of the Pakayak. It sure is nice to have in our hands. Pretty cool, we think. A big "Thank You" to our friend, Jim Buys, who got this done for us.
June 22, 2015
Sneak Peek at first model
Dat-da-da-dah! Behold, our first 3D printed sample part! (The real one won't be orange.) After countless hours watching our Solidworks guru fine-tune our shape, the design for the first model of Pakayak is done. Whew! We have gathered quotes from 3D printers, mold makers and rotomolding manufacturers and have settled on our suppliers. While our 3D printing partner is printing our prototype, we're…