Types of Canoes & Kayaks

Choose Your Style Of Kayak

There are many types of canoes and kayaks available, details of each style can be found below.

Sit On Top Kayaks are very stable and easy to paddle for everyone including new paddlers through to experienced paddlers. Sit On Top Kayaks can be used on the sea, estuaries, rivers, lakes and canals.

Traditional native American canoes for recreational paddling, family canoeing trips, canoe camping trips and white water river running. We stock canoes from the leading manufacturers including Nova Craft, Enigma Canoes, Old Town and Mad River Canoes.

Touring kayaks are designed to be stable on the water, comfortable to sit in, easy to get into and cater for all paddling abilities from a complete novice looking to buy their first kayak to an experienced paddler looking for a relaxing afternoon paddling on the local stretch of water.

Sea Kayaks are generally longer and faster than touring kayaks with extra performance for testing conditions. Sea Kayaks are outfitted well with multiple hatches and deck layouts to maximise storage space and access.

White water kayaking includes a broad range of paddling types that includes extreme creeking, river running, playboating and surfing. We have kayaks available for all abilities from novice to expert.

We offer a range of kayaks designed specifically to accommodate smaller paddlers to provide greater control. Junior paddlers wanting to progress their kayaking skills will progress better with a junior kayak.

Inflatable Kayaks are the perfect choice of kayak for compact storage and transport. Inflatable Kayaks are designed for recreational paddling on flat water. The inflatable canoes and kayaks available are easy to inflatable in minutes and very stable to paddle.