Design

One of the most important aspects of kayaking comfortably and easily is your paddle. An efficient kayak is of no use if the paddle you use is inefficient, or if you use your otherwise efficient paddle in an inefficient manner.

"Tracking" has become a somewhat nebulous term when used in reference to sea kayaks. For most people it has something to do with how easily the kayak turns. In this context a boat with "good" tracking is one that is hard to turn and one that doesn't track tends to be easy to turn.

Are you not average?

Traditionally kayaks were solo boats, but a tandem or double kayak is a great way for two paddlers to g

There are a lot of different kinds of racing kayaks, but almost all have the characteristic of being fast.

While sea kayaks were originally designed for use on the ocean, they are at home on any large body of water

A sunny summer day on a small lake or pond just cries out for a small boat.

The range of kayaks types is as varied as there are different bodies of water.

Hybrid construction could mean any method of building a boat which combines two different building techniques.