Equipment is provided for all introductory/beginner-level courses and trips.  For more advanced classes in which equipment is not provided, students can arrange to rent from SherriKayaks Outdoor Programs for a nominal fee.   Every effort is made to keep boats, paddles, life jackets, wet suits, and all other equipment in top condition for safety, comfort, and performance.  Wetsuits and other items of paddle clothing are always available for students to use when conditions warrant.  For more specifics about manufacturers and models of the equipment used in SherriKayaks programs, see below.

Recreational Kayaks

• Perception Prodigy 10
• Perception Swifty 9.5
• Old Town Voyager (2)
• Old Town Loon 138
• Aquaterra Keowee
• Islander Hula (sit-on-top)

Touring Kayaks – solo

• Perception Carolina 14.5 (2)
• Dagger Halifax 15.5 with rudder
• Necky Elaho – skeg
• Current Designs Sirocco – skeg

Touring Kayaks – tandem

• Necky Amaruk tandem with rudder
• Eddyline San Juan tandem

Kids Kayaks

• Ocean Kayaks KEA sit-on-top
• Wilderness Systems Piccolo

Whitewater Kayaks

• Dagger RPM 9.0
• Dagger GT 7.8
• Wave Sport Project 62

Canoes

• Wenonah Solo Plus
• Old Town Discovery 158
• Wenonah Voyager

Paddles

We use an assortment of kayak and canoe paddles from Bending Branches, Current Designs, Gray Owl, Kialoa, Lendal, Wenonah, and Werner.

Life Jackets (PFD’s)

We use U.S. Coast Guard-approved Type 3 life jackets from MTI, NRS, and Stohlquist, with sizes child through adult.

Sprayskirts

Sprayskirts are only used on touring kayaks in classes where the students have the opportunity to demonstrate a wet exit.  We use mostly nylon skirts from a variety of manufacturers such as Harmony, NRS, Snap Dragon Designs, Wilderness Systems, and Wildwasser.  A limited number of neoprene sprayskirts are available for use in more advanced classes by request.

Wetsuits

Since many of our classes require students to spend time in the water practicing wet exits and re-entry skills, we provide full-length and shorty farmer john-style wetsuits for students to use whenever the weather or water temperatures are on the chilly side.  We have a variety of sizes from XS to XXL including some women-specific sizes.  Our wetsuits are mostly 2.5 and 3mm suits made by NRS and Warmers.

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