Single Sit-on-Top Kayaks

Torrent

The Torrent is the best sit-on-top for someone who likes to maneuver through rapids and surf the waves and holes. All Torrents have back rests and thigh straps, as do our other sit-on-tops, For best performance, the weight of the paddler should not exceed 280 pounds. The Torrent is the most stable yet the more difficult to paddle in a straight line. The Torrent is a boat with rocker on both ends to turn more quickly.

Tarpon 100

The weight of the Tarpon 100 paddler may not exceed 275 pounds. It is a very stable boat and tracks well, but the Tarpon’s don’t turn as easily as the Torrent.

Ripper

The weight of paddler may not exceed 150 pounds for best performance in whitewater. The ripper has a built-in back rest and is very comfortable. It is a lot of fun!

Hula

The weight of the paddler may not exceed 125 pounds for best performance in whitewater. It is a great boat for smaller adults and children who swim and have no fear of water.

Double Sit-on-Top Kayaks

The Tarpon 130

Accommodates no more than 425 pounds total. It has adjustable seat backs and will hold up to a 24 pack soft cooler in the rear compartment.Unlike canoes, double sit-on-tops are self-bailing and equipped with thigh straps. They are easier to right after capsizing, simpler to get back on, less resistant to wind, and not as likely to turn over. Coosa Outdoor Center provides without charge thigh straps and back rests on all sit-on-tops; helmets are provided upon request.

Canoes

Legend 16’s and Explorer 16’s by Mad River

Canoes are able to accommodate combined weights of approximately 800 pounds. A flotation block is anchored in the center of the canoe to help prevent the canoe from wrapping around a rock and/or sinking after capsizing in white water. The block takes up a good bit of room in the canoe center; therefore, the 16-foot canoes will only accommodate two adults, a very small child and a moderate size cooler.

Canoes are more difficult to right after capsizing than double sit-on-tops. To get back in, one must maneuver the canoe to the bank or a boat over boat rescue and then have someone close by capable of assisting with a self-rescue by holding the boat stable while the canoeist climbs back in the boat.

Unlike self-bailing sit-on-tops, excess water must be dipped out of canoes after rapids when excessive water gets in the canoe; otherwise, the canoe will be more difficult to control and much more likely to capsize.