New Boats forSale at the Boatshed Cafe

Photo showing kayaks gliding in to the Boatshed landing on a misty autumn morning on Lake Karapiro.

If you're in the market for a boat, don't go out and buy one until you have tried paddling some of the boats we have here first. There are so many choices and so many questions to be answered before a decision should be made, that we believe the only way for you to find the best choice for your needs is to actually use the different kayaks in the water, paddling each for an hour or two on the lake.

JKK Racing Kayaks
Ruahine Kayaks
Wildabout Kayaks
Drunken Monkey Kayaks VIPER
We also now stock boats from Paddling Perfection. Check out the full range here.

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Click the links provided to view more detailed illustrations and specifications of each JKK kayak shown.


	ECLIPSE 5.2 An upgraded version of the eclipse. Great boat for the lightweight paddler from beginner to advanced. This new modified eclipse has extra volume in the nose and improved secondary stability making it more efficient than the previous eclipse. Click Here For More

	ECLIPSE 5.7 A new model between the Eclipse 5.2 & the Total Eclipse. 5.7 and 5.2 refer to the length in metres. For those that find the Total Eclipse too big & are of medium build. Initial feedback ranges from “awesome” to “very very nice”. Click Here For More
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	TOTAL ECLIPSE Fast beginner/ intermediate kayak with stability. Greater volume allows for a larger paddler. Very capable of giving the people in the skinny boats a good fright. Great stability/speed ratio. Click Here For More

	TOTAL ECLIPSE XL A Total Eclipse with more knee room, wider cockpit and more foot room. For those who need extra room for comfort in the kayak. Great stability/ speed ratio. Click Here For More
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	U2 A fast narrower boat that slips into the intermediate/advanced level. Great for the lightweights who want plenty of speed. Click Here For More

	UFO 6.4 The fastest kayak in the JKK range. Longer than the previous UFO Click Here For More
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	UFO Very fast kayak. Predecessor to the UFO 6.4 Click Here For More

	SUPERNOVA Impressive and awesome top racing sea kayak for the heavier paddler. Ultra responsive in surf and equally exhilarating on rivers. Also suitable for recreation use. Click Here For More
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Ruahine Kayaks

GLADIATOR
	This exciting new kayak is designed to meet the needs of the novice/ intermediate paddlers looking for a lively, railable, stable, safe kayak with a good turn of speed. It is fitted with our larger cockpit, making it very suitable for the larger/ heavier paddlers. The Gladiator is 5.9m long with a beam of 530mm and has plenty of secondary stability. Each Gladiator is handcrafted, gel-coated to protect from U.V and abrasion and is custom built in the colours of your choice.
Compare the sections of the Gladiator with other Ruahine kayaks in this diagram. Sections shown are at maximum beam. The Gladiator is the dotted line. Water line is arrowed.

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Wildabout Kayaks

We now have two new demo boats here at The Boatshed. We are very keen for you to try them and give us some feedback on these boats. Both from the Wildabout range, a Ghost and a Spook. They are both intermediate level kayaks and will only be here for about a month so be in!

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Ghost:

	The GHOST is the boat for the person who needs a little extra stability but doesn’t want to compromise on speed. It has been designed with speed in mind, is suitable for paddlers 65kg plus and is well at home with 100kg plus paddlers.
It has an elevated cockpit for easy entry and exit and a streamlined front to carve up the opposition and is narrow through the catch area allowing you to get your paddle in nice and close for a more efficient catch. Large Rocker allows the Ghost to ride the big waves and not take a backward step. The Ghost has a large turn up at the nose to prevent boil grab and allows it to ride up on top of the boils/eddies and carry on in its desired direction. Recessed at the rear of the Ghost to allow the rudder to be nice and close to reduce drag. Plenty of close-up photos showing details here at Wildabout.
Spook The Spook is the boat for the entry level paddler who requires extra stability without compromising speed. Features: The spook has been designed with speed in mind It is suitable for paddlers 65kg plus and is well at home with 100kg plus paddllers The spook has an elevated cockpit for easy entry and exit and to deflect waves away and not into your eyes, allowing you to slice through waves with ease and carve up the opposition. Streamlined front to carve up the opposition. Narrow through the catch area allowing you to get your paddle in nice and close for a more efficient catch. Stats: 6.3m long, 455mm wide, 12kg - 13kg (standard), coaming width 400 mm Costings Standard Spook NZ $3100 (including GST, excluding freight) Full kevlar, mid section carbon Further information on this one is not yet available at Wildabout but we will get a photo here for you as soon as we can. Back to the Top
Drunken Monkey Viper Drunken Monkey Kayaks is a totally new kayak design and manufacturing studio located in Nelson Bays, New Zealand. They are defining new improved standards and performance for both multi sport and sea kayaking. Drunken Monkey Kayaks encompasses a range of fresh, new and innovative kayak designs. They are working towards optimum performance multi sport kayaks with hulls that suit a broad range of paddler skill and experience. Sea Kayaks are also planned for the near future. Visit Drunken Monkey for further information. At the Boatshed we are retailing Drunken Monkey's beautiful Viper design kayak, (shown here below) and have a demo boat here for you to trial. Viper features a shallow rounded V hull with a pronounced keel line and and a wave piercing bow. Large waterplane areas fore and aft reduce pitching and help increase the hulls Prismatic Coefficient for maximum speed in all conditions. Stability is excellent and wetted surface area is minimised. The lazy S sheer line rises behind the cockpit to add beam high above the waterline at the deck level to give the best secondary stability in its class. This hull has great surfing potential and resists broaching without affecting manouverability. Panel stiffness of the hull is exceptional thanks to the v hull, softly rounded curves and advanced laminate design. Viper is a kayak that suits paddlers between 70 and 90 kg. Even though the waterline is narrow there is enough primary stability for paddlers advancing from an entry level boat, and the speed potential for fit strong paddlers to be competitive at the head of any race field. Viper Specifications Length Beam Waterline beam 5700 475 426 Viper is available in 3 build specifications Standard Glass hull / Glass deck 17 kg $2699 Race Carbon / Kevlar hull with glass deck 15 kg $2999 Ultra Carbon / Kevlar hull with glass and carbon deck 13 kg $ 3299 with toughened Vynil Ester resin hull. Further information and photos available here

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The Boatshed Kayaks - Richard Clark,
RD2, 21 Amber Lane, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge, New Zealand,
Phone: (07) 827 8286 or Mobile - (027) 2758724 Or Email us here