District 11

Its a class 5 whitewater racing kayak. It’s an ocean rock hopping, wave jamming playing sea kayak. It’s a recreational kayak for rivers and streams. It’s that one kayak in the quiver that will do more than any other kayak you own, even though it’s the one you wondered if you’d ever need it. Once you paddle it, you’ll be changed forever.

The bow is influenced by downriver whitewater racing kayaks: cutting efficiently through the water rather than plowing through it like most whitewater kayaks. This makes it fast in a straight line and resurface instantly at the base of drops. The tail in turn takes its cue from slalom kayaks, that turn on a pivot. This allows us to reduce tail rocker, maintaining speed, yet still be highly maneuverable when correct techniques are used. Sprint on the nose, turn on the tail. Not everyone will take this into class 5, but even on your class 2 run it’s a blast to feel the speed.

Now take it into the ocean. Drop the skeg, and paddle onto incoming swells, or through reef strewn breaks. You can do your coastal workouts, and play in everything the ocean has to offer. Head to the lake cabin, and you’ve got a kayak that’s enjoyable to paddle even in totally calm waters, enjoying watching the bow cut effortlessly through sunrise mirror waters. A drop down skeg helps with flatwater paddling or racing in easy whitewater.

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