Whenever I open up a paddling magazine I inevitably will have a look at the sea kayak reviews. And by look, I mean a quick glance. We know by now all good designs are just variations on a theme. It’s very rare something truly innovative comes along. This year TRAK kayaks has produced one of those rare innovations.

The new TRAK Kayak is a shape shifter. What TRAK calls, “The worlds first adaptable kayak”. Meaning, you can actually change the rocker within just a few seconds so it will track straight and fast, adjust for conditions, or have a nimble boat that will turn on a dime. Cool idea. The photos don’t really do it justice. It’s worth heading over to their website to have a look at their video clip. Put simply the TRAK is a skin-on-Frame kayak with an adjustable keel. They use some very high-tec materials to guarantee their boat will be strong and light. You’ll cringe at the bit in the video where they paddle it up onto some rocks. Yikes!

Their first boat, The TRAK T-1600, is 16 ft long and about 23 inches wide. It comes in a nice froggy green or yellow. Assembled it weighs about 47lbs, packed it’s about 58lbs. The Price of this fancy craft is $5575.

As is the case with many new kayaks, it’s hard to get a chance to really get your butt in one and try it out. However, there are plans in the works to hopefully have TRAK at Canoecopia. We’ll see. One thing is sure, TRAK is certainly an innovative design, a rare find these days.

Visit TRAK at www.RETHINKKAYAK.COM.

*Photo provided by TRAK. Thanks Janna!