This is my skin on frame kayak de-watering and re-entry technique. I can do this in a medium volume Greenland kayak in mild conditions, and in one of my modern kayaks in moderately rough conditions. . To make this work you need either the buoyancy from a dry suit or a high-volume PFD, and a kayak that weighs less than 40 pounds. . Normally there would never be this much water in the kayak but the general plan here is to turn the boat on its side and dump the water out through the cockpit. The tr

For centuries, skin-on-frame kayaks were more than boats - they were lifelines. Built by hand from bone, driftwood, and animal skin, they carried explorers, hunters, and travellers across vast, icy waters. Today, that legacy lives on - in every TRAK® folding kayak. Anyone who’s paddled both a hardshell and a skin-on-frame will tell you there’s something almost alive about it - feeling the water flex beneath your hull, seeing light ripple through the translucent skin, leaning into a stroke and se

Check out this short video from Sam who just completed our LPB kayak design. This is Sam’s second skin on frame boat. The first one was one of our canoes. Thanks for sharing Sam! .. From our website: “Pulling much of it’s genetics from race, rather than sea kayaks, the LPB features a narrow catch and higher knees for superior power delivery, a rounder hull, and a long thin knifing bow that will cut oncoming chop and reduce bobbing. Retaining about seventy percent of the handling capability of th

East Greenland Kayak Build, Day 9. Going paddling. . I built this replica kayak specifically so we could update our online instruction videos and get some better on the water footage of this kayak. . Sleek and low slung, this particular kayak is beautiful on the water, although the paddling experience is quite different than a modern sea kayak. . At 5’8” and 160lbs, I just barely fit into the 6 inches of vertical space allowed for my thighs, and although the frame can be modified to accommodate