please note P&DCC does not have any connections with any of the listed companies. They are listed to save you trawling the web to find the info you need. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of P&DCC.
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| Action Fish Kayaks | Manufacturer | Guemes Island, Washington, USA. Manufacturer of wood strip kayaks and kayak kits. On-line information: kayak designs, building information, ordering, and FAQ. Build your own kayak with a few simple tools or select our boat builders to hand build it for you. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| A.P.E. Fabrications | Repairer | Sorry folks just an e-mail here. Based in Holyhead (Anglesey). They offer repairs for keelstrips, seams, gelcoat damage and many other GRP based problems. Worth a call if you need help! |
| Avoncraft | Supplier | Welwyn Garden City, UK. Major supplier for most products, including being the sole importer of Prijon kayaks. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Bournemouth Canoes Ltd | Supplier | Bournemouth, UK just off the A35, they have a variety of kayaks avaiable. Their Sea/Touring range consists of the full range of P&H with a number of choices from several manufacturers. Worth a look in if you are passing the area. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Brookbank | Supplier | Stockport, UK A freephone hotline. Plenty of prices to compare. Stockist for Ace, Dagger, Perception, Prijon, P&H and Valley sea-kayaks. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Cascade Outfitters | Supplier | Boise, Idaho, USA. They have a comprehensive site for rafts, kayaks and other river equipment. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Cheltenham Canoes | Supplier | Cheltenham, UK. 3500 sqft of shop in Cheltenham Glos. Also part of a group in Brighton, Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Cotswold Outdoor | Supplier | Cirencester, UK. They have a wide variety for the outdoor type, excellent for walking and camping. Download time has improved. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Crewsaver | Manufacturer / Supplier | Gosport based. Main trade in LifeJackets & Bouyancy aids, also deal in Yak products. Last reviewed 20060810 |
| Dagger | Manufacturer | The official Canoe & Kayak Co. of Nike ACG and Subaru they say. Designer & builder of kayaks, sit-on tops, slalom and wild-water racers. Have an interesting selection of sea-kayaks, if only we could see them in the UK. |
| Direct Equipment Supplies | Supplier On-Line | E-mail only. They claim there is "no need to look in Amazon.com for canoeing books, they have them all." They now also do spraydecks, cags and even a few kayaks. If you need a book this does look a place to go. |
| Endless River | Manufacturer / Supplier | Based in Worcester, supply many types of clothing. Make excellent dry-sacs and waterproofs. There are many other assorted items they will supply. |
| Fyne Boat Kits | Manufacturer | Based in the Lake District and manufacture and supply kits for light weight wooden and epoxy canoes and kayaks. |
| Get Out Canoeing | Supplier On-Line | An online canoe store and community with over 800 products, a discussion forum, and articles section. Advertiser in many magazines. You may need to recall the P&DCC webaddress if you wish to come back as this site tends to take over the control of your browser, darn. |
| High & Dry | Supplier | Based in High Wycombe, they specialise in technical and casual clothing and accessories for all active outdoor pursuits; including Walking, Climbing, Sailing, Cycling, and more....run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. |
| Holy Cow Canoe Co. | Manufacturer / Supplier | Based in Ontario, Canada. Begun in 1978, they make a number of canoe designs and offer the Clearwater range of kayaks. |
| Jersey Paddler | Supplier | For Jersey read NEW Jersey, USA. Sadly the Toll-free number will only work in the USA. |
| Kari-Tek | Supplier | Based in Scotland and are an agent for Nigel Dennis Kayaks. Have a few options for racks and skegs |
| Kayaks and Paddles | Supplier | Based near Plymouth, they do deal mail-order. You may need to recall the P&DCC webaddress if you wish to come back as this site tends to take over the control of your browser, darn. |
| Kent Canoe Services Superstore | Supplier | Wrotham based, canoe school and supplier of various items of surf equipment. At the time of viewing they only had plastic sea-kayaks, but stock many boats. |
| Knoydart VCP kayaks | Manufacturer | They turn up at the canoe exhibition instead of VCP look what they have to offer. Loads of gear and they talk sense! |
| Kogg | Manufacturer | Need waterproofs?? Look here for ideas. They have existed for for 10+ years and have some hardweraing cgas. |
| Lendal | Manufacturer | You now need "Flash 5" to view this site. This does mean it is sluggish to load, even the site often says "please be patient." This is a shame as it is your phone time! On the plus side they are the makers of paddles for over 40 years, so they have an idea of what they are talking about!!!! |
| Mega Kayaks | Manufacturer | Based near Littlehampton, started doing surf kayaks now also sea kayaks (The Diamante). Interesting site with lots of pictures of their products. No prices though at last look. |
| Nigel Dennis Kayaks | Manufacturer | A number of PDCC paddlers have one of their kayaks. (Romany, Romany Explorer, Greenlander, Triton [double], Posedion). |
| Nomad | Manufacturer | Composite paddle specialist. Fancy first page, then just says "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" |
| Nookie | Manufacturer | If you want to stay dry they seem to have the stuff available. Well worth a look. |
| Outdoor Play | Supplier | US supplier. They do a variety of products and are agents for many manufacturers |
| Outdoor Solutions | Supplier | A web site providing a wide range of information for the UK Outdoors, including Jobs, Courses, Instructors, Facilities, Events, Shops, and Gear. The site is updated daily. |
| P&H Kayaks | Manufacturer Supplier | Based in Derby, many sea kayak designs. Also the ability to add your name into the list if you have one of their designs. Who knows you may find other people in your area.... |
| Paddle Sport | Supplier | For Sea-Kayaks they seem to do just P&H or Valley Canoe Products. Wide variety of other gear as well though, even if it is a bit difficult to find what you looking for. They need to make the index alphabetical. |
| Palm | Manufacturer | Based in Portishead (near Bristol and the Severn). Sadly no sea-kayaks but some good spray-decks and cags. Bit slow to download the page. |
| Peak Performance | Manufacturer | Makers of stuff to keep you warm and dry. They import Necky & Riot kayaks from Canada. |
| Perception (UK) | Manufacturer | Manufacturer of plastic kayaks, they have two "sea-kayaks". Be prepared for a bit of a wait they have a slow system, thanks to the graphics. Needs Flash Macromedia, if you have not got it then it will allow you to download it. |
| Perception (World Site) | Manufacturer | As above. BUT they do have a great range of TOURING kayaks, look like sea-kayaks to me. |
| Performance Kayaks | Supplier | Based in Weston-Super-Mare, a large variety of the same stuff everyone else seems to stock. They are a dealer with P&H and Dagger for sea-kayaks but link to those sites instead of giving you an idea of their own prices. Pictures and specifications of the kayaks would be nice...? |
| Point 65 | Manufacturer | OK so they are based in Stockholm, Sweden. They have some interesting designs of kayak though. |
| Prijon | Manufacturer Supplier | They make kayaks from Thermoplast, a blow-molded plastic. The chemical is made by BASF (the tape people) and is non-toxic (so you can eat it if stuck on an island?). They claim the material is recycled so maybe you could take it back for a discount when you want a new one? They also make sea-kayaks that are worth a look. |
| Pyrhana | Manufacturer | Manufacturer of the Orca sea-kayak. Made from Royalex, a sandwich of plastics. Almost impossible to break but easy to repair. They have not seen how Jim paddles!!! |
| Rasdex | Manufacturer Supplier | Canoe Clothing manufacturer and now supplier of kayaks (Rainbow Kayaks - for surf or playboating) & paddles by Double Dutch. |
| Reeds of Cambridge | Supplier | On-line supplier, the link to enter the site is top right of their page. |
| Robin Hood Watersports | Supplier | Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire (between Wakefield and Halifax) based. Have plenty of stuff for many aspects of the sport, but not a great deal in kayaks. |
| Rough Stuff | Manufacturer | Paddles galore, based in Dublin. Insists they will UPS to anywhere in the world in two days. Bold claim, |
| Scottish Paddler Supplies | Supplier | Sea-Kayak & Folding boat specialists, supplier of Kayak Carrier Systems. If you need a roof-rack or trolley, contact these people. |
| Starfish Adventures | Excusions | A Sea Kayak Outfitter in George Town, Exuma, Bahamas. Offering 4-7 day group sea kayaking packages including all equipment, guides etc. |
| System X | Supplier | UK Eskimo Dealer (products not people), also deal in paragliding equipment |
| Tyr-Y-Felin Outdoor Activity Centre | Supplier / Centre | Based in St Davids, Pembrokeshire and keen on surfing. The site is a bit slow to go through to say the least but you may wish to contact some real surfers. But at least they get to go round Pembrokeshire. |
| Valley Canoe Products | Manufacturer | Based in Nottingham. Manufacturer of many designs of sea-kayak. Often at the front of the design process since 1970. Founder member of the BCMA. If you don't know what that is then you should! |
| Wave Sport | Manufacturer | Mainly Rodeo type kayaks, also sold through Avoncraft. The dimensions are all metric, except the paddlers weight, which is lbs. (e.g. 100-200lbs). A very colourful, swift web-site. |
| West Midlands Canoe Centre | Supplier / Centre | Based at Bloxham, Walsall, offering courses and supplies. Also tied up with Arrowcraft. |
| Whitewater Consultancy | Supplier | They have a freephone number!!! Stockist of all things that you could wish for. Now stock sea-kayaks from Wilderness Systems. |
| Wild Things | Manufacturer Supplier | Plastic Kayaks at a sensible price!!! Make the "Wild One" site currently being updated. |
| Wild Water | Supplier | Another that insists you need a fancy driver. A page dedicated to Shaun Baker, what is missing is that he did his Senior Instructor / Sea on the Isle of Wight!!!!! |
| Woodmill Outdoor Centre | Supplier / Centre | Outdoor Activity Centre based in Southampton. Name the course and they probably do it. Plus close to home. |
| Yak | Manufacturer | Spraydecks, Cagoules and Bouyancy Aids. Linked with Crewsaver at Gosport, HANTS. Last reviewed 20060810 |