A couple of friends of mine work for the coastguard, one is also lifeboat crew. They are both sea kayakers. They both say PLB will get an instant response as soon as they receive the signal. They will send the world and his wife. They also both say they receive many many broken radio transmissions a...

I've been on a mountaineering expedition with Steve Backshaw back in 2006. He was very strong and did summit, But he never beat me at base camp scrabble! I've also paddled in Greenland a couple of times with the same guide. Had a couple of very interesting conversations with him last year about Stev...

I've got a couple of boats with the same thing. I went with dome nuts as it means I can still easily remove them later if I ever need.
If you don't want domes what about just get some shorter bolts?

As always, skeg vs rudder is a can of worms. It doesn't have to be and shouldn't be. Both work very well for what they are designed for. Both have their limitations. There's a lot of nonsense spouted about both, usually negative. I've already said I have a boat with both. I also have boats with just...

I've got a Mega Viking with both a skeg and a kajaksport rudder. The previous owner had it spec'd like this when he first ordered it. I use the rudder for long A-B journeys, crossings etc or if kayak sailing and the rest of the time, so most day trips, I just use the skeg, although the boat tracks s...

I think we're all looking at this from the perspective of people who learn't and have mostly paddled with euro blades. If you asked the Inuit they would probably say learn with a GP and try euro if you want to. I'm pretty sure if they learn with a stick and like it they'll progress just fine, as the...

I have two Celtic paddles one with leverlock and the other with padlock.
I much prefer the convenience of the leverlock system and if I was buying another paddle this is what I would get.

May be worth joining some of the surf ski Facebook pages. I picked my ski up on this one https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q= ... SEARCH_BOX

I'll be at the same campsite, arriving on 3rd August for a week with a couple of other paddlers. This will be my 3rd trip to the area so I'm starting to get to know it. You're welcome to join us on our paddles or just for a beer and chat over routes etc. PM me if interested and we'll exchange contac...

Do you mean the bit of elastic cord with a white plastic clip at each end?
Easy enough to make up your own with some clips from Ebay or Amazon.

I binned my original Valley ones and replaced with some 2mm dyneema cord, tied to hatch cover and deck line, as they kept unclipping on their own.

Now Sold

£525 Cheddar, Somerset Yellow one in the picture (red LV already reserved) Made in Valley's renowned triple layer rotomoulded polyethylene, so very stiff and durable. This boat really is in very good condition and has hardly been used, and stored in the garage. Skeg working as it should and both hat...

Yep. Anne has emailed me and yes they have been full on with the move, so all good and order placed. Thanks for all the replies.

According to their website it's the same phone number and email address.

I've been trying to contact Karitek since Tuesday.
Nobody's answering the phone and no reply to emails or responding to phone messages left.
I hope everything is ok as they're usually very good.

Is anyone else having problems or can shed any light?

Thanks

Steve

No longer for sale as I've sold 2 other boats instead.

I would delete the post but can't work out how to do that.

New boat sorted so this no longer required.

Skim Braveheart Sea Kayak £1,050 Cheddar, Somerset Skim Braveheart 5.03m (16'6") Great all rounder very similar to Tiderace Xcite and built by the same company that used to make Tiderace. This is in the Rockhopper spec (heavy duty, extra stiff) and rrp now is about £3500. Has the usual scratches and...

As above,

I've got a standard Whisky 16 and love it, but it's been pretty well used now and I'd love a "younger" one and Prolite would be great.

Based in Somerset but will travel.

The V8 hull is very similar to the Epic 18X which I found slightly less stable than the Epic 16x, the most stable is the 18x Sport. I bought the 16x as I didn't want a Taran and also wanted a fast 16ft ish sea kayak, as I find in the real world they're just as fast as 18s but more versatile. When I ...

I was asking a similar thing last year. Coming from sea kayaking I wanted a "beginner" ski. Please bear in mind stability in ski terms is somewhat different to sea kayak stability. What they class as stable is like sitting on a log! I have an Epic 16x kayak so wanted something that would be a like a...

I've replied and told them exactly what I think of it (for what that's worth). Seems like taking lots of money for very little in return to me, as well as a U turn on making the most of very experienced and highly skilled paddlers who have chosen not to get bits of paper! Our club is already talking...

Anybody seen one in the flesh or better still paddled one? Specs, dimensions, rocker etc look pretty good. I believe it's a Mega badged Zegul/Tahe but can't find anything on their site which matches the description. Might have to arrange a visit/paddle. http://www.surfkayaks.com/product.php?producti...

Some more for the list Epic 18x and 18x Sport (the sport is more stable and speed difference is negligible) Taran 16 in the real world just as fast as the 18 and more manoeuvrable Epic 16x I bought one of these when my mate bought a Taran 16. Nothing between them re speed. Epic sails a bit faster an...

As above for use on an expedition so ideally with either a drop seat or hinged waist.

Thanks

As above. For use on an expedition so ideally with either a drop seat or hinged waist.

Thanks

For your weight it will be too big unless fully loaded.
There's a North Shore Atlantic for sale on Facebook Used kayaks

or a very nice looking Tiderace Xplore MV on the for sale page on here.

Pete who now owns Mega used to be a partner in kayakingkit.com and imported Tahe and Zegul boats. I bought both a Tahe Greenland T and later a Zegul Greenland GT from them. Both great boats. Re the Viking I have one and do like it. Glynn Brackenbury used one for his Lands End John O'Groats trip. Min...

All boats now sold

Both now sold