East Cape first to use Innegra
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Graham in News
EAST CAPE SKIFFS REDUCES WEIGHT AND IMPROVES DURABILITY OF
FISHING BOATS USING INNEGRA FIBER
June 7, 2010 – Simpsonville, SC – Innegrity LLC, a high-performance fiber manufacturer focused on the composites industry, is pleased to announce that East Cape Skiffs is the first to integrate InnegraTM S fiber into the hulls and decks of its fishing boats, beginning with their celebrated Vantage model. Their long-range plans include both glass and carbon boats incorporating Innegra fibers to reduce weight and increase durability. As an innovator in the manufacture of performance skiffs, East Cape has found Innegra S fibers to give a lighter weight, tougher boat and deliver the benefits of more expensive fibers at an attractive price point.
“Other manufacturers depend more on maintaining the status quo, while East Cape is in a constant battle to one-up itself to maintain the “king of skiffs” title and create something new in the market place. We are able to achieve this by delivering a far superior product at an amazing price with Innegra,” say East Cape co-owners Kevin Fenn and Marc Page. “East Cape is a bet on technology as we are continually looking for ways of improving our products with advances from other companies like Innegrity.”
Innegra S is the lightest performance fiber on the market while also delivering increased toughness and impact resistance, key requirements for boats that must navigate shallow flats or cut through big chop. Through the use of hybrid Innegra/glass fabrics, East Cape can maximize efficiency in its manufacturing process by reducing infusion times among other things. What’s more, Innegra allows for reduced use of resin and other input materials.
“East Cape is a pioneer in using newer materials to build tougher, more rugged skiffs for more demanding waters so we were certainly delighted they chose our fiber as the cornerstone of their most rugged skiff,” says Brian G. Morin, Ph.D., CEO of Innegrity LLC. “By using Innegra fibers, East Cape is able to create a lighter, quicker boat that can still take the tough waters, which their customers are looking for.”
For more information about Innegrity, please visit www.innegrity.com
For more information about East Cape, please visit www.eastcapeskiffs.com
About Innegrity
Innegrity manufactures high performance Innegra™ fiber for use in composite, ballistic and rope applications. The fiber delivers light weight and toughness at a cost that is reasonable compared to other high performance fibers, and has been used in combination with carbon, aramid and polyethylene fibers. Current applications include automotive, recreation, sporting goods, marine, industrial and ballistics. The company was founded in 2004, began pilot manufacturing in 2007 and started full-scale production in early 2009 in their 120,000 square foot facility in Simpsonville, SC.
About East Cape
East Cape Skiffs builds shallow water boats and inshore skiffs with four different models and more coming. They are based out of Orlando, Florida and though the majority of their customers are located in coastal areas of the southeast they have customers running their boats all over the United States and abroad. As the oldest skiff manufacturer still under original ownership, East Cape stands atop the podium bringing the latest technology, the best craftsmanship, the most customization, their own original designs, and great customer service, all at an amazing price in a package for fisherman by fisherman.
2010 Fish Stock Awards
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Graham in News
East Cape owners Captain Nathaniel Lemmon and Captain Tony Pantuso teamed up for the annual two-day fish stock tournament held annually out of New Smyrna Beach. Along with Captain Lemmon’s son Corey, the trio won first place in the Redfish Division and Redfish jackpot with 25.88 lbs, and also captured second place in the overall top boat honors. “I found and then scouted our particular fish for weeks leading up to the tournament, I knew them so well by the tourney,” Capt Lemmon said, “my little boy was a star, he caught several 6lb redfish and our 2.3lb trout.” A new tournament rule requiring trout to fit in the 15-20″ slot range changed strategies for all 90 teams battling for the inshore titles. Teams this year were prohibited from keeping the big gator trout Fishstock is famous for. “It really made this a redfish tournament, with a trout kicker,” Capt. Lemmon said, “we caught a lot of trout, but big redfish weights were a must to compete.” The trio won over $5,000 in cash and prizes for their efforts. Both Captain Lemmon and Captain Pantuso are East Cape Lostmen owners that guide out of the East Coast of Florida and you can find more information on their websites at floridasightfishing.com for Captain Lemmon and newsmyrnafishingguide.com for Captain Pantuso.
Destination E-Zine
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Graham in Destination E-Zine, News
Thank you all for checking out the premiere issue of Destination E-Zine and for all of the great feedback. If you want to participate in the next issue, we are compiling content for the second issue of Destination E-Zine and wanted to let those of you that are going to submit stories, photos, ads, and comments for the next issue that the deadline is June 1st for the June/July issue. To submit your content contact us by email at destination@eastcapeskiffs.com. To those of you that want to submit and have not contacted us yet, the content needs to be your own first of all, can be fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, art or anything that coincides with the inshore lifestyle. By sending us your submission we have the right to publish your article/photography/ad/etc on our website and the right to use brief quotes and/or images from the magazine in promotional programs related to East Cape Skiffs. If you haven’t had a chance to flip the digital pages you can below. Make sure you make it full screen by clicking on the bottom left of the magazine so you can check out the photography in the best resolution!