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Current Designs ‘Danish Style’ Kayaks Overview

By Alex Matthews   This past summer, I’ve had the opportunity to paddle all three of Current Designs’ ‘Danish Style’ kayaks. These boats are the work of Danish designer Jesper...

Current Designs ‘Danish Style’ Kayaks Overview

By Alex Matthews   This past summer, I’ve had the opportunity to paddle all three of Current Designs’ ‘Danish Style’ kayaks. These boats are the work of Danish designer Jesper...

The Low Brace Lean Turn

By Alex Matthews   The low brace lean turn is a really fun technique, and a great way to get tighter radius turns from your kayak. With some practice, it...

The Low Brace Lean Turn

By Alex Matthews   The low brace lean turn is a really fun technique, and a great way to get tighter radius turns from your kayak. With some practice, it...

How to High Brace

By Alex Matthews   Because the low brace is so quick to deploy, it’s usually the first instinctual defense against instability. But the high brace is an even more powerful...

How to High Brace

By Alex Matthews   Because the low brace is so quick to deploy, it’s usually the first instinctual defense against instability. But the high brace is an even more powerful...

How to Low Brace

How to Low Brace

By Alex Matthews When we get into a kayak, our first line of defense against instability is something that most of us do pretty naturally - we balance. It’s intuitive....

How to Low Brace

By Alex Matthews When we get into a kayak, our first line of defense against instability is something that most of us do pretty naturally - we balance. It’s intuitive....

The Power Position

By Alex Matthews   A sea kayaker’s posture in a boat is important. Firstly - you must be comfortable. Your seated position should promote sitting up straight, which leads to...

The Power Position

By Alex Matthews   A sea kayaker’s posture in a boat is important. Firstly - you must be comfortable. Your seated position should promote sitting up straight, which leads to...

Rudder or Skeg?

By Alex Matthews   One decision that every paddler confronts is the choice of: ‘rudder or skeg?’ The pro skeg faction tends to be the most overtly vocal, with some...

Rudder or Skeg?

By Alex Matthews   One decision that every paddler confronts is the choice of: ‘rudder or skeg?’ The pro skeg faction tends to be the most overtly vocal, with some...