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Sea Kayak

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Sea Kayak

The sleek enclosed-cockpit boat for coastal and open-water paddling/Transportation

A sea kayak (touring kayak) is designed for paddling on open water, coastal environments, and multi-day expeditions. A typical single sea kayak is 4.5-5.5 m long, about 56 cm wide, and weighs 20-30 kg. Sea kayaks feature a longer waterline than recreational kayaks for better tracking and speed, sealed bulkheads for buoyancy and gear storage, and a spray skirt to keep water out of the cockpit. The design descends from the Inuit qajaq, used for thousands of years in Arctic waters.

Measurements

Length5 m
6 thousandthsBurj Khalifas
33.3 millionthsBig Island lengths

Typical single sea kayak

Beam5.6 tenths m
7.9 thousandthsBoeing 747 lengths
7.4 tenthsCello lengths

Narrow for efficiency

Cockpit length8 tenths m
1.6 millionthsLake Michigan lengths
7.6 thousandthsSoccer pitches

Standard cockpit opening

Mass25 kg
18.4Costco rotisserie chickens
250 trillionthsReservoir water masses
15 octillionProtons

Fiberglass construction

Load capacity150 kg
150,000Paperclips
6 thousandthsLoaded garbage trucks

Paddler plus gear

Double paddle length2.2 m
15.7Sunglasses widths
22.7Softball diameters
13.5iPhone Pro Maxes

Standard kayak paddle

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