Oru Kayak

Oru Kayak, co-founded by Anton Willis and Ardy Sobhani

noun - Oru Kayak is a company that specializes in the design and distribution of foldable kayaks. Co-founded by kayaker Anton Willis, the initial designs were inspired by origami or the traditional Japanese art of folding paper. Together with Ardy Sobhani, the two launched Oru Kayak, the origami kayak.

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Funding

The company was funded by crowd funding via Kickstarter in 35 days.

WOWSA Awards

Oru Kayak's products were nominated by Steven Munatones for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year award. His nomination of Oru Kayak read,

Inspired by origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, Oru Kayak is a brilliantly simple, foldable, watertight kayak that folds into a carrying case. The innovation created by Anton Willis and Ardy Sobhani solves a huge issue for open water swimmers who wish to swim with an escort in far-away places...or even in waters near their home. Stash it in a trunk. Check it on a plane. Stow it on an escort boat. The Oru Kayak can be taken to and used in remote bodies of water, enabling coaches to engage with their swimmers instead of standing on shore. For its portability and compactness, for its innovative form factor that makes escorting simple, easy, and accessible, for its myriad uses to provide safety and navigation in the open water swimming world, the Oru Kayak is a worthy nominee for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year.

External links

• Swim Shōdoshima Day One
• 1875 To The Present, How Has The Sport Evolved?
• Jingle Bells In The Open Water
• The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Open Water Swimmers
• Oru Kayak website
• Oru Kayak Twitter feed
• Oru Kayak Facebook page
• Carry On Your Escort Kayak
• 10 Vessels Of The Open Water Swimming World
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year
• Oru Kayak Inspired By Paper Used On Water
• Frosty The Snowman In The Open Water
• 'Twas The Night Before Christmas In The Open Water
• Twelve Days of Christmas In The Open Water
• Jingle Bells In The Open Water
• 25 Things Well-Traveled Open Water Swimmers Have
• What Happens In The Open Water, Stays In The Open Water
• By The Dawn's Early Light
• 12 Days Of Christmas In The Open Water - 2015
• 12 Days Of Christmas In The Open Water - 2016
• Inventions In The Water
• Oru Kayak Launches A Second Crowdfunding Success
• Jaimie Monahan Around The Open Water World In 16 Days