Raffle kayak: Vibe Sea Ghost 130, 2023-03-10

Update 2023-11-30: Winner of the VIBE Sea Ghost 130 kayak raffle 2023-11-27.

Update 2023-11-20: The winning ticket will be drawn before we paddle on the Banks Lake Full Beaver Moon Paddle 2023-11-27.

This Vibe Sea Ghost 130 retails for $1,300, but Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson gave it to WWALS. He says he used it once.

It comes with paddle, seat, and rudder.

[Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman]
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

The raffle drawing will be in November in time for holiday giving.

Tickets are $10 each or $50 for six:

Kayak Raffle Tickets

You can also get tickets at any WWALS outing or event.

According to one review, “Coming in at 13 feet long and 75 pounds unloaded, this power-packed fishing machine also boasts a 33-inch beam; three features which combined to birth Vibe’s claim that it’s a boat which should get you where you’re going quickly and let you stand to fish when you get there. An easily self-installed rudder system, which is included, adds precision turning to a boat which already tracks surprisingly well for being so long.”

We picked the kayak up at the donor’s house next to Three Mile Branch, which flows into the Withlacoochee River, on the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail.

[Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman]
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

I gave my usual speech, “Thank you very much, and you know this won’t stop us criticizing Valdosta.” The Mayor reminded me of that on his radio show: https://youtu.be/WlnOIhCaqRc
Kayak Raffle of boat donated by Scott James Matheson

Your kayak raffle tickets support the work of WWALS.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
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