Lake Natoma, flat as a pancake. Did a 7.1 mile loop, powered by tasty tunes and ice cold water. Dabbled with kayaks over the years, but this spring, transitioned to a sit-in, and never looked back. I kayak 2-3 times a week, really tightened up my core. Mainly did it for the solo experience, quiet and recharging.
3 great kayak gifts this year

Lake Natoma

a bent shaft carbon fiber paddle

my Pungo 120. Evidently, the Goldilocks of the kayaks. Light, tracks, fast, roomy. Cockpit cassette for storage, Phase 3 seat, I’m a fan

I forsee lots more kayaking in my future.

I bought a little yanes sit in yak awhile back and I haven't been able to find any info on it at all. If anyone has some info on it, that would be great!

We're looking at basically any coastal area between Jax and Vero Beach that would give us quick kayak access (as in less than 10 minutes via walk or bike or golf cart), preferably ocean or IC waterway. We work remotely so no need to be near any town. Any suggestions? TIA!

I'm based in China and it's pretty impossible to source a folding kayak at an affordable price here. I've done quite a lot of questionable design choices due to the lack of equipement and material, so don't know how well it would turn out in the real environment

My brand new Eddyline arrived today. Packaging looked mostly fine (flagged a few things on the form thankfully but not in the problem area).

This was hidden under the cardboard on the stern. Bow also has a spot that looks like it was dropped but not cracked (also under where the cardboard covered.)

Just disappointed. I'm sure that Eddyline will take care of it but I was on such a high.

When kayaking you will often hear whales before you see them. I thought I had heard one nearby and was pleasantly surprised when these two came up near me.

East side of Hamahiga Island in Okinawa Japan. Pic taken here

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Spent a couple days this fall trying to learn to roll while in the Thousand Islands on vacation.

After a few days of waterboarding myself in front of my entire wife's family I finally got it.

All I know it is plexiglass and free :)

Just picked up a Sundolphin 10, going to clean and spitshine, a d can see if it got totally swamped might just sink like a rock. I got to thinking about adding some kind of flotation blocks or some kind of buoyancy items to add into the bow and aft area. Anyone done something similar and have suggestions?

Prepping for an Everglades Wilderness Waterway trip and was wondering if anyone has any lightweight, screenhouse recommendations that they’ve paddled and camped with before. It would be for a group of 3 adults. Thanks!

Hii everyone I Will be in madgoan by 4-5 am and want to try kayaking early morning!

Where is the Kayaking for sea allowed ?

What are the start timing(heard it's after 10 am) and not before that

Which spot is most budget friendly we are a group of 3.

Is there any kayaking spot in or near Benaulim.

And how about Cabo de rama

And any advice to do after that in afternoon as planning of evening and night is done .

Thankyou for your help pals

We've had a year long drought that has lowered water levels since spring, now the fish are slowing down and the SAV changes the water clarity is stellar.

Hi everybody, my name is Matt and I am currently undergoing my design and technologies Major work project. I am investigating a design need of making transport of kayaks on land easier. If you have experience with kayaking, your insights would be particularly valuable! By sharing your experience, you will help me better understand the current transportation methods, common difficulties and what could make the process better.

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I was standing next to my motorcycle taking pics of the scenery and they went by and we all waved to each other simultaneously, one adrenaline junkie to another. Great day for it!

Picked this up thanks to Dan at Headwaters ; it’s a new British-made Wave Sport Hydra 145 LV in single-layer rotomolded layup; the color is Cherry Bomb.

This kayak is so fun! It has lots of primary stability and really good secondary stability (for a sea kayak), nice hard chines and a long waterline for its 14.5’ length. The skeg works well but is not as necessary as other kayaks in its class.

It seems to be a worthy competitor to both the P&H Virgo and Dagger Stratos. Tracks well but also maneuvers nicely when edged, and I get the sense that it’s a little faster than my Virgo. Outfitting is good, especially for a craft on the cheaper end of the scale. The seat has lots of adjustment, including a leg lifter ratchet, and the knee braces have some horizontal as well as vertical adjustment. Day hatch is convenient.

This seems like a rare boat that is very beginner friendly (my 5’1” wife really enjoyed paddling it), and yet has the hull shape to do some serious coastal and surf adventures, as well as having just enough cargo capacity for short camping trips. I can’t wait into try it in surf and rock gardens.

A truly sublime place. I posted some images from this trip the other day but here's a short video of some of the highlights.

And since people always ask about my cameras - I shoot my films with a combination of GoPros mounted with suction cups on the kayak, drones and Sony mirrorless cameras.

So I've been rec kayacking for a few years, living in nyc taking an inflatable up to a lake which usually calm and then to a local bay where waters were a bit choppy. After realizing I want to expand I decided to get a tucktech and ended up capsizing in choppy lake waters and overall a bad experience.

Im planning on returning the tucktech and get something else.

I want to be able to paddle on bays and explore what ever Id like. I do weigh a little heavy at 240lbs and really want to either get a oru Bay or Pakayak because they could support mw. I cannot transport a hard shell and i like the transport of the foldables.

My parner says, just stick with the inflatable which I hate but it works for her I guess. I really want to be able to have a vessel to take out in any kind of waters and have a good time or a challenging time.

Open to any advice, really want to go further with paddling but I think the cheaper products I've been getting have been limiting me.