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HIGH STABILITY WHITEWATER KAYAKS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR RUNNING RIVERS AND STEEP CREEKS.

JACKSON ADVENTURES - ZEN 3 M The Zen 3.0 takes the attributes of prior generations of Zens and improved on them. The Zen 3.0 stays on top of the water better than any previous design. It is a dry, confidence-inspiring ride, especially when the river gets steep. The hull combines an amazingly fun zippy feel, with carving, gliding, and surfing, while adding a new level of stability. The ease of staying right side up is incredible, while the confidence it provides is welcome on any river. It boofs, surfs, and plugs…. versatility doesn’t mean compromise! Your new favorite river runner will also be your new favorite creek boat. Length: 254 cm/8’4″ | Width: 68 cm/26.75″ | Height: 38 cm/15″ | Volume: 337 L/89 G | Weight: 20 kg/45 lb | Max. Cap.: 100 kg/220 lb | Sizes: S . M . L

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PYRANHA - 9R II M The 9R kick-started a creek boat design revolution; now it’s time to raise the bar with the 9R II. This sports car of a kayak is an exhilarating ride on any river, its narrow width not only increases the 9R’s dynamic speed, but also offers immense connectivity, effortless rolling, and lightning fast edge to edge transitions. The 9R’s unparalleled speed is just as much fun to wield during everyday missions as it is in competitions, opening up more moves and whole new possibilities such as mid-rapid line changes and easy attainments. Available now in M & L! Length: 272 cm/8’9 | Width: 65 cm/25.5’’ | Weight: 22 kg/48 lb | Volume: 310 L/82 G | Max. Cap.: 100 kg/220 lb | Material: MZ3 (Advanced Rotomoulded Super-Linear HDPE)

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LIQUIDLOGIC KAYAKS - ALPHA 75 & 90 We started the 9-foot fast creeker river runner revival and the Alpha is our latest creation in the class. This machine has a large, smooth transitioning bow rocker to gobble up holes and boofs while the center section of the hull is flatter to help with speed, stability, and agility. The subtle, kick-rockered stern profile is modeled after the Braaap, which gives it a predictable quick-carving fun feel. If you are looking for a confidence-inspiring boat that can make your local run fun or take care of you on the hardest whitewater you paddle, give the Alpha a try. Length: 279 cm/9’2 | Width: 67 cm/26.5’’ | Weight: 23 kg/50 lb | Volume: 341 L/90 G | Material: Polyetheylene

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PYRANHA - MACHNO M Afon Machno, 53.064°, -3.779°; the tributary that powers the infamous Fairy Glen. Located just over an hour from Pyranha HQ, this is where initial testing for the Machno took place. When you’re in the Machno, you’ll almost feel as though time has been slowed down as you glide into the rapids, waiting for the perfect moment to plant that key paddle stroke and nail that boof. 1% of the RRP on every Machno sold is donated to the Free Rivers Fund, supporting free flowing rivers. Available in S, M, and L. Length: 265 cm/8’7 | Width: 66.5 cm/26’’ | Weight: 21.5 kg/47.5 lb | Volume: 308 L/81 G | Max. Cap.: 100 kg/220 lb | Material: MZ3 (Advanced Rotomoulded Super-Linear HDPE)

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SPADE KAYAKS - ROYAL FLUSH The Royal Flush is an ultra-dynamic kayak that excels in deep waters but doesn’t mind a low water creek run either. The Royal Flush delivers, especially if you are an active and pronounced paddler. If you are more of a reactive paddler and prefer low volume creeks, the Ace of Spades might be the better boat for you. But if you like to pull the stick and swing the hips, the Royal Flush is your ‘‘Hattori Hanzo Sword” of extreme whitewater weapons. It’s a dynamic boat that we love for coaching on Slovenia’s class III, but also as our weapon of choice for the annual trip down Norway’s big water runs. Length: 274 cm/8’11 | Width: 68 cm/26.8” | Volume: 335 L/88.5 G | Weight: 23 kg/50.6 lb | Paddler Weight Range: 70-115 kg/154-253 lb | Level: High End | Colors: Red . Lime Green . Royal Blue . Pink

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ZET KAYAKS - CROSS The NEW creek boat from ZET Kayaks is here. It’s called the CROSS. This kayak can go literally trough anything that crosses your mind. You will have fun carving on the easier water and as well great support on the hardest whitewater. You can cross out other boats from your wish list now, our Cross puts them to shame. Length: 272 cm/8‘11 | Width: 67 cm/26.4” | Weight: 21 kg/46.2 lb | Volume: 350 L/92.5 G | Level: High End

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WAVE SPORT - PHOENIX The all-new Phoenix from Wave Sport is river kayaking reborn! Achieving the seemingly impossible- fast yet forgiving, with the combination of the fastest hull that doesn’t punish those human lapses. Over the past five years, Team Wave Sport has been exhaustively testing and prototyping to bring you a machine that’s mean enough to handle the hardest of rapids and creeks with the speed to fly over any feature. Paddling the Phoenix down river, you’ll be able to take the hard lines knowing your kayak has your back! Length: 274 cm/9’ | Width: 68 cm/27’’ | Weight: 22.5 kg/50 lb | Volume: 348 L/92 G | Material: Superlinear Polyethylene

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LETTMANN - MANTA The Manta is designed to be a highly competitive kayak for extreme races. At 272 cm, it is within the allowed length limit. Its most noticeable features are the aggressive bow rocker and stern spoiler. The purpose of the rocker is to lift the bow and clear holes whilst keeping you on track and in control to move forward. The stern ‘‘spoiler’’ design assists in exiting holes by boosting the boat forward and out to maintain your momentum; great for speed in a race and equally useful for surviving gnarly hydraulics. Length: 272 cm/8’11 | Width: 65 cm/25.5’’ | Weight: 21.5 kg/56 lb | Volume: 320 L/84.5 G | Max. Cap.: 140 kg/309 lb | Material: HDPE

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JACKSON ADVENTURES - NIRVANA The Nirvana brings speed, stability, and maneuverability to any class of whitewater, inspiring confidence like never before. High bow rocker keeps you dry while flying over waves and holes, making the Medium Nirvana a sub-9’ racing machine. However, unlike many racing kayaks, the Nirvana is accessible— both responsive and forgiving— such that it feels at home on everything from beginner whitewater to the most demanding Class-V rapids. If you want a performance-inspiring river-running/creek boat that’ll knock rapids down a class, then the Nirvana is the boat for you! Available in two sizes, M and L. Length: 273 cm/8’11.5 | Width: 67 cm/26.5″ | Weight: 20 kg/44.5 lb | Height: 37 cm/14.5″ | Cockpit Size: 34.5″ x 20.5″ | Volume: 325.5 L/86 G | Max. Cap: 95 kg/210 lb

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DAGGER KAYAKS - PHANTOM Speed is your friend, and the Phantom is your trusty steed – a fast, high performance creek kayak. The planing hull maintains speed away from drops while the pronounced rocker lets you easily place the bow for critical moves. Outfitted with the class-leading Contour Ergo seating and no compromises on safety features, this kayak is like a race car – approved for the road. length: 271 cm/9’ | Width: 68 cm/26.7” | Volume: 337 L/89 G | Max. Cap.: 116 kg/256 lb | Material: Super-Linear High-Density Polyethylene | Colors: Red . Aqua Fresh . Cosmos . Aurora

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WAVE SPORT - RECON 83 Performing at the highest levels of creeking and class IV-V+ boating, the Recon handles creeks and rivers efficiently, confidently, and safely, with boofability worthy of a new term. The continuous rocker profile combined with the unique distribution of volume makes this design very fast and easy to boof. The unique volume in the bow and its pronounced, upswept shape make the Recon resurface and unload water quickly when blasting through holes, while the domed stern deck minimises back-ending in holes and drops. Also available in other sizes: 70/83/93. Length: 251 cm/8’2 | Width: 67 cm/76’’ | Weight: 22 kg/49 lb | Volume: 314 L/83 G | Material: Superlinear Polyethylene

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SPADE KAYAKS - BLACK JACK 2.0 The 2019 Black Jack got a little design update to make it even better! The flat bottom and a pronounced rail deliver dynamic reactivity for smaller size paddlers and women. The tips of the boat seem slicey, but are high volume due to their width. The Black Jack 2.0 allows the paddler to turn the boat effortlessly with only a sweep stroke, paddle precise lines in big volume, but also stay high and dry over steep drops. Without edging, it seems to run independently of cross currents but presents a dynamic edge performance already in modest lean angles. Length: 256 cm/8’5 | Width: 66 cm/26” | Volume: 285 L/75 G | Weight: 20 kg/44 lb | Paddler Weight Range: 60-85 kg/132-187 lb | Level: High End | Colors: Red . Lime Green . Blue . Yellow . Orange

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EXO KAYAK - T-REX (L) After years of testing, confronting ideas and prototypes, Exo is proud to present the ultimate creeking machine. Thanks to its longer continuous rocker and a flat tail, the T-Rex allows for easy boofing without losing speed. Rounded edges give it stability and allow it to be maneuverable and easy to handle at speed, making a change of direction no problem. The upper hull is optimized for predictable resurfacing. Thanks to the wise distribution of the volumes, despite the big size of the T-Rex, it feels like a smaller boat, but you will definitely benefit from the volume when you need it! Length: 270 cm/8’9 | Width: 65 cm/25” | Weight: 20 kg/44 lb | Paddler Weight Range: 70-100 kg/154 lb | Volume: 350 L/92.5 G | Level: High End | Sizes: S . L

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ZET KAYAKS - FIVE ZET introduces the FIVE, the fifth boat in its lineup. Developed together with top paddlers and the ZET team, this new kayak brings all the components a kayaker can wish for in a boat for active moves on whitewater. The FIVE is an aggressive whitewater boat, gliding nicely over waves and holes, accelerating like a demon and holding its line without any reduction in speed. Every eddy carved and hole boofed is bound to bring a smile to a paddler’s face. Length: 270 cm/8’10 | Width: 65 cm/25.5” | Weight: 20 kg/44 lb | Volume: 300 L/79 G | Paddler Weight Range: 60-90 kg/132-198 lb | Level: High End

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LETTMANN - GRANATE LARGE We put quite a few years of development into the ‘‘Granate.’’ Four world championship winners, kayaking teachers, world-class paddlers, and critical customers all contributed to the development of the Granate by testing pre-series models intensely. The result: the combination of subtle edges and a flat bottom with a long waterline makes this one-of-kind kayak fast, maneuverable and directionally stable. The voluminous nose ensures controlled loom, even after impressive waterfalls, while the volume in the tail enables fast progress after big holes. Although the Granate is designed for the rough, beginners will also benefit from its balanced handling characteristics and rounded, easy to roll-up hull. Length: 260 cm/8’6 | Width: 65 cm/25’’ | Weight: 21 kg/46 lb | Volume: 310 L/82 G | Max. Cap.: 130 kg/287 lb | Material: HD-PE

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LIQUIDLOGIC KAYAKS - DELTA V 88 With this model, we created a creek boat that will behave very well in any situation. With soft edges, smooth Braaap inspired rocker and a shorter platform, the DELTA V allows the paddler to go anywhere their intended line takes them. The Delta V unique “Turbo Booster” stern accelerates the kayak forward when engaged after a drop. Combined with the nimble and intuitive feel that makes difficult maneuvers seem effortless, you have one powerful design. Entry level paddlers will fall in love with it immediately, and top paddlers will choose it every time they are pushing the boundaries of the sport. Length: 259 cm/8’6 | Width: 69 cm/27’’ | Weight: 22 kg/49 lb | Volume: 333 L/88 G | Max. Cap.: 113 kg/250 lb | Material: Polyethylene | Sizes: 73 . 88

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ZET KAYAKS - DIRECTOR The DIRECTOR is the biggest boat in the Zet Kayak range! With a length of almost 2.7 meters and a volume of 370 liters, this boat is perfect for multi-day expeditions and for all the bigger paddlers out there. Despite its length, the boat is extremely maneuverable and holds a line with ease, therefore excelling on difficult whitewater. Thanks to Zet’s advanced manufacturing technologies and high-performance design, the Director is the ultimate kayak for any big paddler on a whitewater mission! Length: 268 cm/8’9 | Width: 68 cm/26.7” | Weight: 21 kg/46 lb | Volume: 360 L/95 G | Paddler Weight Range: 75-110 kg/165-242 lb | Level: High End

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ZET KAYAKS - TORO Long development and testing have resulted in a kayak that every active kayaker will be excited about. The Toro is not specific to only racing or expeditions but is aimed at all categories of paddlers, from serious whitewater racers to beginners in a local kayak club. The Toro’s progressive bow gives it a racing disposition, while a stable stern and innovative hull keep it stable and maneuverable. This boat is incredibly easy to steer and keep on line. The Toro is a kayak designed for all paddlers who want to enjoy the river in every aspect. Length: 270 cm/8’10 | Width: 68 cm/27” | Weight: 21 kg/46 lb | Volume: 325 L/86 G | Paddler Weight Range: 70-95 kg/154-209 lb | Level: High End

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SOUL WATERMAN - CHAOS MONKEY If you’re the kind of guy that just wants to plug a whole bunch of really gnarly stuff, this is your boat. This is you making sense of the chaos. Most of the volume is centered on the paddler, complemented by many unique design features that keep this magical boat on the surface and going downstream. The peaked ‘‘cathedral” deck and extreme nose rocker keep this boat floating high and dry. The hull is designed to flow with the water - in just two strokes you’ll accelerate to cruising speed. The flat hull and rounded, forgiving rails allow you to turn on a dime both on edge and flat. Length: 290 cm/9’6 | Width: 67 cm/26.5” | Weight: 20 kg/44 lb | Volume: 334 L/88 G | Max. Cap.: 105 kg/231 lb | Level: High End

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