If you’re looking for a kayak which will see you through from the days of learning your first paddle strokes, to surfing waves and confidently running class 4 white-water rapids or winning extreme races, the Bliss-stick MAC1 Kayak (€1,000) could be the kayak for you.
It comes with solid, comfy outfitting meaning lots of padding around your rear for long hours on the water, and airbags as standard. Unlike in your car, these airbags are not for preventing impact injuries but rather are used to stop the kayak filling with water and sinking if you capsize.
Not that you’ll be doing that for long. Instead you’ll cruising along in this boat which punches holes, boofs and catches eddies really well. Bamboozled by the terminology, we’ll you’ll just have to get out there to find out what they mean!
Available from Union Chandlery, Cork; Spórt Corrán Tuathail, Killarney; Coast and Creek, Antrim or from www.iCanoe.com
