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14/07/2025

A new Monopoly sea kayak Figure?

Well not quite but Hobkey, the makers of watersports related keyring's, make a lovely little stainless steel touring kayak that has all the looks of the playing pieces of the best selling board game of all time and this has quickly become the favourite Monopoly piece on our family board games nights.

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29/03/2025

At the end of last year Valley Sea Kayaks announced they were releasing a new boat in 2025. We now know it will be called the Genesis and will come in two sizes, the 14-10 and the 15-1. Here's everything else we know about the new boat:

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05/11/2024

Reed Aquatherm Hatch Covers Give Away

Reed's Aquatherm material is waterproof, lightweight and stretchy making it well suited for making hatch covers. These can either be stored in your boat for emergency replacements or be permanent additions to your sea kayak.

If you would like the chance to win a free one, say what size you would like in the comments below and we will be in touch with the winner within a week. Read the article to find out what size to get.

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26/10/2024

This year marks the 25th year of manufacturing for this innovative British company and to celebrate '25 Years of Reed' we are having a look at what they have to offer us sea kayakers:

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08/10/2024

We have previously suggested that there was space in P&H's sea kayak line-up for both a larger and smaller Volan in addition to the current 158 and 160. Our friends over at Sea Kayak Oban have been down visiting the P&H factory and spotted the first Volan 156 prototype, still hot out of the mould. Read what they had to say about it:

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06/10/2024

The C_TOW is designed as a multi purpose contact tow for sea kayakers. It is hand made by the Italian sea kayaking specialists at Tuilik. SKP takes a First Look at this interesting device with its multiple deployment options:

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02/10/2024

Craig from Sea Kayaking UK takes us through a full video tutorial on how to replace a skeg wire in a SKUK kayak. It is very useful look into how skeg systems work and how to maintain and fix them, including helpful variations for in-the-field fixes and troubleshooting.

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15/09/2024

As a sea kayaker in a difficult situation it can be very useful to notify the emergency services of your need for help and your location with the press of a button and that is what Personal Locator Beacons or PLB's do. In this article we look at which ones best suit your needs as a sea kayaker.

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27/08/2024

With developments such as AIS, Bluetooth and DSC, as well as battery technology and improvements in waterproofing, handheld VHF radio's now offer more than ever before. But all of these features come with costs including size, weight and battery life, as well as your hard earned cash. As a sea kayaker, working out which VHF suits your specific requirements can be difficult but we have tried to simplify that with our Buyers Guide to Handheld VHF's for Sea Kayakers.

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03/07/2024

Palm have just released an exciting new product, the Fuse Suit. While it may not be aimed specifically at us sea kayakers, it is certainly exciting for the future of the sport. Using a new soft feel, two-way stretch fabric, made from a PFC-free XP4 layer material, it's the PFC free part that has us the most excited.

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25/06/2024

The design of most modern British sea kayaks stem from one very particular kayak, which came to be through a specific set of circumstances. While sea canoeing has been a British pastime for over a hundred years it was done in boats that were more closely related to sailing and rowing boats than the modern designs we now have. So how did these modern design's come to be? Read on for 'A Brief History of British Sea Kayak Design':

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06/06/2024

If you get to spend time with Olly, around a campfire or over a pint, is always an entertaining experience. He tells stories of his adventures so casually, as though it is normal to wake up and find a polar bear staring at you, and it turns out he writes them in the same easy going style too. "The Journey, Not the Destination" by Olly Sanders is a collection of recollections of expedition anecdotes. Read our review to see if its for you: https://www.seakayakpaddler.co.uk/all-reviews/156-book-review-the-journey-not-the-destination-by-olly-saunders