Choosing a Kayak
| Model | Length | Beam | Weight | Cockpit | Knee Height | Max. Shoe Size | Paddler Wt. | Load |
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| Aleutesque | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 19.5 kg (43 lb) | 735 × 405 mm (29″ × 16″) | 255 mm (10″) | 9 (43) | 65-95 kg (10-15 st) | 135 kg (300 lb) |
| Chesapeake 14 | 4.3 m (14′) | 540 mm (21″) | 16 kg (36 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 266 mm (10½″) | 7 (41) | 27-61 kg (4¼-9½ st) | 78 kg (175 lb) |
| Chesapeake 16 Light Touring | 4.73 m (15′ 6½″) | 560 mm (22″) | 19 kg (42 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 292 mm (11½″) | 9 (44) | 44.5-71 kg (7-11½ st) | 98 kg (220 lb) |
| Chesapeake 16 | 4.77 m (15′ 8″) | 585 mm (23″) | 19 kg (42 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 304 mm (12″) | 11 (46) | 53.5-80 kg (8½-12½ st) | 116 kg (260 lb) |
| Chesapeake 17 Light Touring | 5.15 m (16′ 11″) | 590 mm (23½″) | 20.5 kg (45 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 311 mm (12¼″) | 11 (46) | 68-100 kg (10½-15½ st) | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Chesapeake 17 | 5.18 m (17′) | 610 mm (24″) | 20.5 kg (45 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 318 mm (12½″) | 13 (50) | 80-111 kg (12¾-17¾ st) | 154 kg (345 lb) |
| Chesapeake 18 | 5.48 m (18′) | 620 mm (24½″) | 21.7 kg (48 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 330 mm (13″) | 13 (50) | 95-122 kg (15-19 st) | 159 kg (350 lb) |
| Chesapeake Double | 6.4 m (21′) | 760 mm (30″) | 29 kg (65 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 355 mm (14″) | 13½ (48) | 134-268 kg (21½-42¾ st) | 312 kg (700 lb) |
| Chesapeake Triple | 6.4 m (21′) | 760 mm (30″) | 30 kg (68 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 355 mm (14″) | 14 (49) | 134-268 kg (21½-42¾ st) | 312 kg (700 lb) |
| Endeavour 17 | 5.2 m (17′) | 597 mm (23½″) | 20.5-22.5 kg (45-50 lb) | 785 × 395 mm (31″ × 15½″) | | | | |
| Ganymede | 4 m (13′) | 635 mm (25″) | 15 kg (33½ lb) | | 305 mm (12″) | 11 (46) | 23-115 kg (3.5-18 st) | 115 kg (250 lb) |
| Io Child's Kayak | 2.1 m (7′) | 480 mm (19″) | 5.5 kg (12 lb) | | | | | 34 kg (75 lb) |
| Great Auk | 5.2 m (17′) | 610 mm (24″) | 18.5 kg (41 lb) | 840 × 480 mm (33″ × 19″) | 330 mm (13″) | 11 (46) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 14 ft Great Auk | 4.3 m (14′) | 620 mm (24½″) | 16 kg (35 lb) | 840 × 480 mm (33″ × 19″) | 330 mm (13″) | 11 (46) | 55-90 kg (8.5-14 st) | 122 kg (270 lb) |
| High-Capacity Great Auk | 5.5 m (18′) | 760 mm (30″) | 25 kg (54 lb) | 815 × 585 mm (32″ × 23″) | 330 mm (13″) | 13 (48) | 135-180 kg (21.5-28.5 st) | 270 kg (600 lb) |
| Razor-Billed Auk | 5.8 m (19′) | 510 mm (20″) | 20.5 kg (45½ lb) | 760 × 430 mm (30″ × 17″) | 305 mm (12″) | 10 (45) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| Great Auk Double | 6.4 m (21′) | 660 mm (26″) | 25.5 kg (56 lb) | 840 × 480 mm (33″ × 19″) | 280 mm (11″) | 12 (47) | 90-180 kg (14-28.5 st) | 270 kg (600 lb) |
| Guillemot | 5.2 m (17′) | 535 mm (21″) | 15 kg (33 lb) | 735 × 430 mm (29″ × 17″) | 305 mm (12″) | 11 (46) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 135 kg (300 lb) |
| Guillemot Small | 4.9 m (16′) | 510 mm (20″) | 13.5 kg (30 lb) | 735 × 405 mm (29″ × 16″) | 280 mm (11″) | 8 (42) | 45-80 kg (7-12.5 st) | 115 kg (250 lb) |
| Guillemot Large | 5.5 m (18′) | 585 mm (23″) | 17 kg (38 lb) | 815 × 455 mm (32″ × 18″) | 330 mm (13″) | 13 (48) | 85-125 kg (13.5-20 st) | 170 kg (375 lb) |
| Guillemot Play | 5 m (16½′) | 560 mm (22″) | 14 kg (31 lb) | 735 × 430 mm (29″ × 17″) | 280 mm (11″) | 9 (43) | 50-85 kg (8-13.5 st) | 115 kg (250 lb) |
| Guillemot Expedition Single | 5.8 m (19′) | 535 mm (21″) | 18 kg (39 lb) | 735 × 430 mm (29″ × 17″) | 305 mm (12″) | 13 (48) | 68-115 kg (10.5-18 st) | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| Guillemot Double | 6.1 m (20′) | 710 mm (28″) | 25.5 kg (56 lb) | 785 × 455 mm (31″ × 18″) | 305 mm (12″) | 13 (48) | 90-225 kg (14-36 st) | 320 kg (700 lb) |
| Guillemot Fast Double | 7.8 m (25½′) | 535 mm (21″) | 26.5 kg (58 lb) | 735 × 430 mm (29″ × 17″) | 280 mm (11″) | 13 (48) | 90-180 kg (14-29 st) | 270 kg (600 lb) |
| 10 ft Little Auk | 3 m (10′) | 710 mm (28″) | 12.7 kg (28 lb) | 890 × 480 mm (35″ × 19″) | 330 mm (13″) | 13 (48) | 50-85 kg (8-13.5 st) | 115 kg (250 lb) |
| 11 ft Little Auk | 3.4 m (11′) | 710 mm (28″) | 14 kg (31 lb) | 890 × 480 mm (35″ × 19″) | 330 mm (13″) | 13 (48) | 55-90 kg (8.5-14 st) | 120 kg (260 lb) |
| Matunuck | 2.6 m (8′ 6″) | 610 mm (24″) | 9.5 kg (21 lb) | 780 × 480 mm (31″ × 19″) | 228 mm (9″) | 11 (46) | 36-89 kg (6-14 st) | |
| microBootlegger Tandem | 5.3 m (17′6″) | 685 mm (27″) | 19.5 kg (43 lb) | 2 m × 535 mm (80″ × 21″) | | | 80-150 kg (12.5-23.5 st) | 200 kg (450 lb) |
| microBootlegger Solo | 4.3 m (14′) | 660 mm (26″) | 15 kg (33 lb) | | | | | |
| microBootlegger Sport | 4.8 m (15′ 7″) | 560 mm (22″) | 15 kg (33 lb) | | | | | |
| Mill Creek 13 | 3.96 m (13′) | 735 mm (29″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 1.4 × 0.41 m (57″ × 16¼″) | | | | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Mill Creek 16.5 | 5.03 m (16′ 6″) | 840 mm (33″) | 28.1 kg (62 lb) | 2.2 × 0.53 m (88″ × 21″) | | | | 204 kg (450 lb) |
| Mill Creek Hybrid 16.5 | 5.03 m (16′ 6″) | 840 mm (33″) | 28.1 kg (62 lb) | 88″ × 21″ | | | | 204 kg (450 lb) |
| Mystery Racing Sea Kayak | 6.1 m (20′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.5 kg (41 lb) | 840 × 405 mm (33″ × 16″) | | 10 (45) | 80-115 kg (12.5-18 st) | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| Night Heron | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 280 mm (11″) | 10 (45) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Greenland Night Heron | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 17.7 kg (39 lb) | 510 × 405 mm (20″ × 16″) | 280 mm (11″) | 9 (43) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 132 kg (290 lb) |
| High-deck Night Heron | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 305 mm (12″) | 12 (47) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Night Heron Stitch-and-Glue | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.5 kg (41 lb) | 735 × 405 mm (29″ × 16″) | 280 mm (11″) | 10 (45) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Hybrid Night Heron | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 280 mm (11″) | 10 (45) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| High-deck Hybrid Night Heron | 5.5 m (18′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 735 × 405 mm (29″ × 16″) | 305 mm (12″) | 12 (47) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 136 kg (300 lb) |
| Petrel | 5.2 m (17′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 280 mm (11″) | 10 (45) | 55-90 kg (8.5-14 st) | 127 kg (280 lb) |
| Petrel Stitch-and-Glue | 5.2 m (17′) | 510 mm (20″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 255 mm (10″) | 10 (45) | 55-90 kg (8.5-14 st) | 127 kg (280 lb) |
| Petrel Play | 4.27 m (14′) | 597 mm (23½″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 305 mm (12″) | 11½ (47) | 45-100 kg (7-15.5 st) | 118 kg (260 lb) |
| Petrel Play SG | 4.27 m (14′) | 585 mm (23″) | 18.1 kg (40 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | 305 mm (12″) | 11½ (47) | 45-100 kg (7-15.5 st) | 118 kg (260 lb) |
| Petrel Play SG-L | 4.88 m (16′) | 635 mm (25″) | | | | | 115-160 kg (18-25 st) | |
| Reliance Tandem Kayak | 6.3 m (20′ 8″) | 725 mm (28½″) | 22.5-27 kg (50-60 lb) | 785 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | | | | |
| Resolute Kayak | 5.03 m (16′ 6″) | 650 mm (25½″) | 20.5-22.5 kg (45-50 lb) | 775 × 457 mm (30½″ × 18″) | | | | |
| Runner | 5.2 m (17′) | 510 mm (20″) | | | | | | |
| Sea Island Sport | 4.72 m (15′ 6″) | 685 mm (27″) | 22 kg (48 lb) | | | | 45-125 kg (7-19½ st) | |
| Shearwater 14 | 4.42 m (14′ 6″) | 585 mm (23″) | 17.7 kg (39 lb) | 787 × 419 mm (31″ × 16½″) | 305 mm (12″) | 9 (43⅓) | 45-68 kg (7-11 st) | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Shearwater 16 | 4.88 m (16′ 2″) | 585 mm (23″) | 19 kg (42 lb) | 787 × 419 mm (31″ × 16½″) | 330 mm (13″) | 9 (43⅓) | 54-86 kg (8½-13½ st) | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Shearwater 17 | 5.18 m (17′) | 565 mm (22¼″) | 20 kg (44 lb) | 787 × 415 mm (31″ × 16⅜″) | 305 mm (12″) | 11½ (46⅔) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 120 kg (270 lb) |
| Shearwater Sport | 4.42 m (14′ 6″) | 635 mm (25″) | 19 kg (42 lb) | 865 × 430 mm (34″ × 17″) | 330 mm (13″) | 11 (46) | 45-100 kg (7-16 st) | 135 kg (300 lb) |
| Sectional Shearwater Sport | 4.42 m (14′ 6″) | 635 mm (25″) | 22 kg (48 lb) | 865 × 430 mm (34″ × 17″) | 330 mm (13″) | 11 (46) | 45-100 kg (7-16 st) | 135 kg (300 lb) |
| Shearwater Double | 5.64 m (18′ 6″) | 685 mm (27″) | 31 kg (68 lb) | 865 × 457 mm (34″ × 18″) | 355 mm (14″) | 13 (48) | 135-230 kg (21-36 st) | 260 kg (575 lb) |
| Shearwater 14 Hybrid | 4.42 m (14′ 6″) | 585 mm (23″) | 17.7 kg (39 lb) | 787 × 419 mm (31″ × 16½″) | 305 mm (12″) | 9 (43⅓) | 45-68 kg (7-11 st) | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Shearwater 16 Hybrid | 4.88 m (16′ 2″) | 585 mm (23″) | 19 kg (42 lb) | 787 × 419 mm (31″ × 16½″) | 330 mm (13″) | 9 (43⅓) | 54-86 kg (8½-13½ st) | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Shearwater 17 Hybrid | 5.18 m (17′) | 565 mm (22¼″) | 20 kg (44 lb) | 787 × 415 mm (31″ × 16⅜″) | 305 mm (12″) | 11½ (46⅔) | 68-100 kg (11-16 st) | 120 kg (270 lb) |
| Shearwater Sport Hybrid | 4.42 m (14′ 6″) | 635 mm (25″) | 18.5 kg (41 lb) | 865 × 430 mm (34″ × 17″) | 330 mm (13″) | 11 (46) | 45-100 kg (7-16 st) | 135 kg (300 lb) |
| Sport Tandem | 6.6 m (21′ 8″) | 560 mm (22″) | 29 kg (65 lb) | 787 × 432 mm (31″ × 17″) | 300 mm (12″) | 12½ (47) | 113-182 kg (17-28½ st) | 216 kg (475 lb) |
| True North Expedition Kayak | 5.87 m (19′ 3″) | 650 mm (25½″) | 22.5-27 kg (50-60 lb) | 850 × 470 mm (33½″ × 18½″) | | | | |
| Venture 14 | 4.27 m (14′) | 560 mm (22″) | 20.5-22.5 kg (45-50 lb) | 785 × 405 mm (31″ × 16″) | | | | |
| Wood Duck 10 | 3 m (10′) | 760 mm (30″) | 16.3 kg (36 lb) | 38″ × 20″ | | 11 (46) | 91 kg (14 st) | 113 kg (250 lb) |
| Wood Duck 12 | 3.6 m (12′) | 760 mm (30″) | 18 kg (40 lb) | 38″ × 20″ | | 13 (48) | 113 kg (18 st) | 159 kg (350 lb) |
| Wood Duck 14 | 4.2 m (13′ 9″) | 760 mm (30″) | 23 kg (52 lb) | 49.5″ × 21″ | | 15 (51) | 159 kg (25 st) | 182 kg (400 lb) |
| Wood Duck 10 Hybrid | 3 m (10′) | 760 mm (30″) | 16.3 kg (36 lb) | 38″ × 20″ | | 11 (46) | 91 kg (14 st) | 113 kg (250 lb) |
| Wood Duck 12 Hybrid | 3.6 m (12′) | 760 mm (30″) | 18 kg (40 lb) | 38″ × 20″ | | 13 (48) | 113 kg (18 st) | 159 kg (350 lb) |
| Wood Duck 14 Hybrid | 4.2 m (13′9″) | 760 mm (30″) | 23.5 kg (52 lb) | 49½″ × 21″ | | 15 (52) | 160 kg (25 st) | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| Wood Duckling | 2.4 m (8′) | 610 mm (24″) | 10 kg (22 lb) | 30″ × 20.5″ | | | 45 kg (7 st) | 45 kg (100 lb) |
| Wood Duck Double | 4.3 m (14′) | 760 mm (30″) | 27 kg (60 lb) | 84.5″ × 20.5″ | | | 182 kg (28 st) | 182 kg (400 lb) |
| Wood Duck Double Hybrid | 4.3 m (14′) | 760 mm (30″) | 27 kg (60 lb) | 84.5″ × 20.5″ | | | 182 kg (28 st) | 182 kg (400 lb) |
| Yukon Racing Sea Kayak | 5.4 m (17′9″) | 550 mm (21¾″) | 16.1 kg (35.5 lb) | | | | | |
