The classic touring kayak
Picture yourself.....paddling solo off a beautiful yet hostile coastline. The bright midday sunshine has faded with the afternoon's brooding clouded sky. The wind and waves are steadily increasing, and you still have some miles to paddle before reaching your landing place and haven for the night. This is Sea Bear country.
Its unmatched stability and handling in rough water provides the stable platform for you despite the challenging conditions, allowing you to get on with paddling, and enjoy the challenge. Settled comfortably in your tent, you can't help but reflect on your day, with a feeling of satisfaction and appreciation for the thought and experience that has gone into this pedigree blue water tourer's design.
•Unequalled rough water handling and stability
• Excellent performance in surf with proven hull design
• Highest quality manufacturing
• Totally reliable engineering of construction and fittings
• Easily driven hull shape for fast cruising speed
• Large storage capacity
• Easy loading through large water-tight hatches
• Fits larger paddlers with generous cockpit length for legs
• Easy adjusting, highly robust footrest and rudder assemblies
• Deck shape makes Sea Bears easy to eskimo roll and minimises water left in the cockpit after self rescues
Technical Information
Construction: Kevlar or Fibreglass
Length O/A: 5.5m
Width: 0.6mWeight: Kevlar from 25kg
Load Capacity: 145kg
Total Storage: 212
Standard Features
- All steering, footrest, and backrest adjustments are easily accessible when sitting in the normal paddling position
- Fully retractable rudder with separate up and down lines, locks down to give positive steering in the roughest seas
- Special grab lines fitted for use in the unlikely event of a capsize
- Unique foot pedal steering provides solid bracing points for feet, easiest adjustment of any system, and comfort even when paddling in bare feet
- Composite construction gives strength and light weight
- The black wear strip on the keel protects against scratches and gouges
- Neoprene hatch covers ensure your equipment stays dry
- Elastic deck lines provide easy storage for maps, drink bottles, pumps and spare paddles
- Moulded fibreglass hatch lids protect hatch covers from sunlight and wave implosion
Optional Extras
- Knee trays for extra storage in the cockpit
- Special fibreglass/Kevlar lay-ups available upon request for greater weight saving, or extra strength
- Kiddie Pod is a child's seat that fits in the hatch openings. It has it's own spray deck and sock to keep the storage compartment watertight.
- Custom alterations such as large sized front hatch and reduced cockpit length for
- greater storage capacity
- Hard wearing nylon cockpit cover
