{"id":1874,"date":"2019-06-25T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T13:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phpaddlers.com\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2019-07-15T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T15:40:59","slug":"the-ph-virgo-a-polyethylene-sea-kayak-that-takes-day-weekend-trips-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phseakayaks.com\/blog\/the-ph-virgo-a-polyethylene-sea-kayak-that-takes-day-weekend-trips-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"The P&H Virgo: A Polyethylene Sea Kayak That Takes Day & Weekend Trips Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How often do your sea kayak excursions extend beyond a long weekend?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the answer is \u2018rarely\u2019, you\u2019re not alone; in speaking to\nour customers, colleagues, and counterparts, it became clear to us that few sea\nkayak trips justify the length and storage capacity of expedition-ready models\nsuch as the Scorpio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we\u2019re proud to say that the Scorpio\u2019s meticulous design means that there\u2019s little disadvantage in manoeuvrability, and that our advanced CoreLite X material helps keep weight to a minimum, it\u2019s hard to bring the boat weight lower or make transport and storage any easier without losing some of that length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s at this point that the Virgo was conceptualised; a compact, but uncompromising sea kayak for weekend warriors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P&H Virgo CX with Bow Mini Hatch in Ocean Turquoise<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, the Virgo is a successor to the firmly-established Easky 15, but almost 20 years on, it\u2019s safe to say boat design and features have come a long way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our focus was on retaining the familiar stability and hull speed, complimenting the surf potential that a boat of such manageable size and weight creates with a carving rail, and packing in all the essential features you\u2019d expect of any other sea kayak in the P&H range, including a low-profile back deck for easy rolling and re-entry, and the option of a Bow Mini Hatch just in front of the paddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a summary of\nthe Virgo\u2019s key features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n