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Jackson Kayak Europe have been working on some new outfitting over the last few months to make boats that are lighter and stiffer.
The first shot shows a prototype seat sitting on a hull stiffening plate. This was then developed and refined until the final carbon version was created.
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Spade also have a retro fit ratchet kit available for the Queen of Hearts kayak. I suspect you could also make this work in other kayaks.
Matt Clark managed to get a couple of demo boats from https://s2s-shop.com and has kindly sent in these images.
I have a had great deal requests from folks wanting to know a little more about the Pyranha Scorch.
The most common requests relate to the its hull.
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A big thank you to the guys over at Next Adventure PDX for putting this together with Dave Fusilli.
Continue readingPyranha, like Kokatat are celebrating 50 years in business and today have released images of their new whitewater kayak.
The Pyranha Scorch takes elements from the Burn, 9r and Ripper to create a nimble creeker/river runner.
Continue readingEveryone loves a carbon kayak, right?
Check out this 12R from Pyranha. 1 of 100.
Continue readingPrijon have a new half slice about to be released on the paddling community. This one looks interesting with a great deal of volume upfront. This new kayak is the Pike.
Some great news for a change! Verus Kayaks will be available in the UK very shortly.
The first demo kayak is on its way and if UK customers get in quick there is a possibility of some custom coloured kayaks. See below:
Continue readingWaka kayaks have released two new kayaks for 2021, the Wee Goat and Billy Goat.
The Billy Goat is a creeker/river runner and the Wee Goat a lower rear volume river runner with a slicey stern.
The Billy Goat is 268cm in length with a 65 cm width. Weight sits at 20kg with a suggested paddler weight in the 50 to 95kg range. The volume of the Billy Goat is 330 litres.
Continue readingA few weeks back I posted some images of a new boat being paddles by new Dagger Kayaks paddler Sage Donnelly. At the time I hypothesised that it could likely be a replacement for the long serving Mamba. Many online suggested that this couldn’t be the case and it must just be a smaller Phantom.
However it looks like I was right on the mark with details of the Dagger Code being leaked online by a number of retailers in several countries. As yet details are not available on the Dagger site.
It looks very similar to the Phantom but from the side profile it was clear that this kayak is a different beast.
Continue readingThat concave stern looks superb. Check out the detail of the Verus Gladiator 2.0.
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