Kirton Kayaks is a family business based in the UK, directed by Peter Cockram (above). We specialise in making hand-made kayaks to market leading standards.

In fact, our boats are renowned for being incredibly rugged and long-lasting, which is why they're the number one choice for club use. They are surprisingly lightweight too, and our K1 racing kayaks rarely clock in over 12kg, eve

A BRIEF HISTORY

We've been in the game for over 50-years, so have unchallenged knowledge when it comes to designing, building and repairing laminated boats. As such our after-sales service is also the best you'll find. If you have a problem with your Kirton at any point, get in touch and we'll do our best to get it shipshape for you at a reasonable cost. If the fault is ours, then we'll fix it free of charge and you can't say fairer than that.

Historically, we've always been an ambitious and innovative company. In the early years of fibre-glass, our work on improving laminates paved the way for the modern constructions you see today. Our work was so successful, we became the only company trusted enough to manufacturer the famous Struer boats under license.

Skipping forward though the years, Kirton was the first in Europe to work vacuum bagging techniques too, for elite, ultra-light, ultra-rigid sandwich constructions. We've even shown others how it's done.

Our boats have won more medals in the DW (Devizes to Westminster) marathon than anyone else, across the classes, which is a testament to their quality. We're also holders for all current time records.

OUR BOATS

The majority of our boats are designed from scratch by David Green (below), one of the founding members of the company. There's a wide range available, for paddlers of all abilities and we're proud to be able to offer something truly original to the market. We're constantly working on new deigns so keep checking back to see what's in the pipe-line.
It's not all about Sprint and Marathon Kayaks, though. We also work closely with Rob Feloy, designer of many sea kayaks including the popular C-Trek. Together we've created formidable custom craft. One of our greatest achievements came in seeing Peter Bray safely across the North Atlantic on the first ever solo unassisted kayak crossing.