Sit on Top Kayaks
(9 products)
Originally designed to make kayaking more accessible to the new paddler, these kayaks generally combine a wide hull and length under 3 metres. The lack of a deck immediately removes the need to practise capsize drills (you just fall off) and with it any nervousness about ‘getting trapped.’
The wide hull helps make sit on top kayaks feel very stable. A great benefit if you’re new to the sport or sharing your paddling focus with something else like fishing, wildlife spotting, or small family members on their first waterborne adventure.
If you’ve decided a sit on top is the boat for you, think carefully about where and how you expect to use it most. If it’s at the beach, where small waves can provide some exciting challenges or close to shore where quick changes of direction can help keep friends and family close and safe, then look for the wide gently curved hull of kayaks like the Wave Sport Scooter-X or Islander Koa. If you’re looking to spend longer on the water then the carving hull of models like the Islander Calypso, Perception Triumph will help you cover distance more quickly and efficiently.
