Part of the increase in W sales may well be the
faniilg boat industry itself.  Genmar one of the
two largest boat making firms out there filed for 
Chapter 11 in early June.  Their brands included
Ranger, Champion, and Triumph all well know sport 
fishing boats.  As people have less and less
dollars for boating they still want to fish.  The 
W offers anglers something they need if they
intend to stand and cast.  The comfort level is
such you don't have to be athletic to use one. 
So the good old boy angler who may not have
bought a regular kayak will get a W and now he
has one that is super size in the W500.  Besides
the W was listed in the current issue of Bass
Master as a boat bass anglers should look at. 
That market for fishing is the biggest out there
and covers virtually any place with water.  Even
here in Florida more and more kayak anglers find
themselves looking for something more
comfortable.  At the start of their kayaking they 
think the discomfort will fade as their bodies
learn to use the boat.  But that never happens. 
Right now folks look at little skiffs or
motorized canoes to get back the upright seating
and standing they left a few years back.  Funny
thing is these folks are learning all the padding 
in the world won't make those sit on top boats
any better.  Kind of ironic since the W never
used pads of any kind and it always was more
comfortable.