Kayaks in use at Paddlingsfabriken

We offer 13+ kayak seats in singles and tandems used for training, tours and renting:

- Valley Nordkapp PE
- Prijon Barracuda with rudders
- Prijon TourYak with rudder
- Prijon Kodiak with rudder
- Prijon Excursion (tandem)
- Wilderness Systems Northstar (tandem)
- Stuer Kayaks Tiger K1 flat water race kayak
- polo kayak
- junior kayaks.

- Fragrance Greenland style woodstrip/epoxy kayak
- Blade hybrid sea kayak in woodstrip/epoxy
- Nalike UK style woodstrip/epoxy sea kayak
- SeaStrip "Needle" closed cockpit-surfski type woodstrip/epoxy kayak.

 

Blade is a kayak that has a lot of stability and good tracking. Almost no weather cocking up to a point of 16m/s windspeed. Currently it is free of a skeg, but since it reacts to winds in excess of 16 m/s Jöns has decided to remove som of the keel in the back and add a skeg instead. Currently it turns nicely up to 90 degrees on a bow draw, and stops there. Even beginning paddlers will feel confident with the balance, and edging is easy. Edged turns work well too. The cockpit is large and you can either keep your knees free in the middle or lock them under the cockpit sides for more boat control.

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The forms of the hull is truly nicely curved. The flush hatchcovers and the curves is much appreciated if you like taking a swim and climb back into the cockpit on water. There is nothing that causes blisters on your tighs - so common on rescue training with most other kayak models.

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During summer 2010 Jöns used Blade as his primary boat. The above pictures are taken some of the first paddling days for blade in the spring 2010.

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One of the late summer day expeditions went to Jussarö lighthouse on Sundharun skerrie. There was approximately a 5 km open water crossing with winds of 14 m/s and waves of up to 2 meters.

To rent you have to prove you are skilled enough to meet your plans and the expected environment. July - August with warm air and water is easy. More demanding plans, groups, on open sea we will require solid skills, or training with passing an examination. BCU, EPP and NIL awards will help along the way. We do not want to loose someone nor have equipment unavailable just because you did not know or prepare for sudden challenges.

  1. Fragrance an epoxy-fiberglass laminated wooden kayak
  2. Blade - Kayak design #4 in woodstrips and epoxy
  3. Valley Nordkapp PE
  4. Barracuda
  5. Tuning a kayak
  6. Excursion tandem
  7. Northstar tandem

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We prefer to distinguish paddles into categories of Greenland style (GP), Euro blade (EP) and Canoe one bladed paddles (CP). You can find a lot of variations and development on them. The Wing paddle should probably have its own class. In our equipment the main focus is on EP and GP paddles. Basic GP paddles are fairly easy to shape out of wood and reshaped to fit the personal needs and preferences of the paddler. For more heavy use I would recommend to try many different paddles and experiment with paddling techniques and styles.