Matilda the pink Mirage 730

Of course the new boat has to accessorise my Pink Bender Bicycles mountain bike nicely, thus I chose a pink deck. In the end it became a pink fade, which I must say looks pretty damn good.

As I named my surf ski "Floozy" I decided I should name my new boat also, thus trying to think of the name of something pink, I asked Andrew, who happens to enjoy the odd cartoon or two, what the name of the pink starfish character in Spongebob Squarepants is. However the name Patrick just was not working, no one used it, everyone told me I needed to give the boat a girls name. Finally after finishing the Hawkesbury Classic in it in 2007, our support crew suggested the name Matilda, I liked it, so I have had to choose that as the name for the boat.

I drove up to Gosford yesterday and picked it up from Mirage, then today I was able to take it out at lunch for the maiden voyage. Lots of fun, what a great new toy this is. Thanks to Amanda for joining me for the first paddle in the boat, I am sure there is going to be a lot more fun I can have in this boat in the coming years.

fullsize Sitting ready to hop in the water for the first time. fullsize The view from infront.

fullsize Still waiting to get wet. fullsize Looking forward from the back seat, Amanda was even kind enough to wear a shirt to match the boat for the first paddle.

fullsize Looking across the boat a bit to show off the pink edging. fullsize Yes I really was there for the first paddle. fullsize Proof that we got the boat wet.