Built for distance and rougher water. A long sea kayak with sealed hatches and a skeg, a lightweight carbon paddle, a spray skirt, a pump and bailer, a marine chart and compass, and a touring PFD. Read the water, dress for the swim.
Plans
Choose a plan that fits your needs and budget
Item List
6Sealed Cockpit
2 items
Boat & Paddle
2 items
Nav & Safety
2 itemsPlan Totals$1,770
Sealed Cockpit
2Boat & Paddle
2Nav & Safety
2Total$1,770
FAQ
Common questions about this kit
Sea kayak over recreational?
For open water and distance, yes — longer, sealed hatches for buoyancy and gear, and a skeg or rudder to track in wind. A recreational boat is dangerous offshore.
Spray skirt — necessary?
In waves and chop, yes — it seals the cockpit so water does not fill the boat. Practice wet-exiting with it on before you need to do it for real.
Dress for the swim?
Always. Water temperature, not air, decides survival. A wetsuit or drysuit in cold water — hypothermia is the real danger, not drowning.
Chart and compass over GPS?
Both. A GPS dies; a chart, compass, and the skill to use them always work. On open water, a dead GPS is no excuse for being lost.
User Reviews
5.0 / 5.0
Touring sea kayak and long-distance touring share the dress-for-the-swim rule — water temp decides survival. Chart-and-compass over a dead GPS, agreed.