For all your sea kayaking needs...
Welcome to the Kari-Tek website. We manufacture the kayak roofrack - the Easy Load Roof Rack, kayak and canoe cradles, folding trolleys, webbing straps, portage straps. We also make canoe trailers and kayak trailers and storage racks to your requirements. We developed the highly acclaimed Hydro Skeg® and now the Skeg Rudder System - available as self install kits.
Visit our online shop, the Kayak Byre, to find all your kayaking gear. We sell a range of sea kayaks: we're Scotland’s agents for Sea Kayaking UK, sea kayaks designed by Nigel Dennis, and agents for Kirton Kayaks, Rockpool and P&H sea kayaks. We are also agents for Lendal and Swift paddles and Reed Chillcheater kayaking gear.
We’re delighted to open our spacious new showroom! Try out our Easy Load Roof Racks and Skeg Systems and see our display of new kayaks available for immediate delivery. Lendal and Swift paddles, Reed Chillcheater clothing and a host of essential gear for paddlers, including buoyancy aids, towlines, kayak trolleys, pumps and even DVDs.
Plus more space means that we are able to bring you a wider range of kayaking gear with some exciting new additions – it’s all there waiting for you! Situated in Auchinleck, just 15 miles from Ayr or Kilmarnock, we’re open weekdays from 10am to 6pm, weekends and late by appointment. Click here for more details>
We are running our next free demo day on Saturday 29th November at Fairlie near Largs. You’ll be able to try out kayaks from Sea Kayaking UK, P and H, Rockpool and Eddyline, as well as all our Kari-Tek products. The Demo Day is free, but you must register with us in advance. To register, just email sales@karitek.co.uk or call us on 01292 571019. For more details click here>
The Kari-Tek Hydro Skeg® gives the ultimate in control. The revolutionary design uses simple, reliable hydraulics: no more wires to kink or ropes to fray. It’s virtually maintenance free, totally corrosion resistant and the blade retracts undamaged if knocked.
Skeg Rudder System
The new Skeg Rudder System (SRS) is now available. Both a skeg and an understern rudder, the SRS gives you maximum flexibility. With all the great features of the Hydro Skeg® plus the benefits of a rudder, the SRS is set to change kayak rudders for ever.
Click here for more about our Skeg Systems>
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This is the Sea 4
It’s here at last! A new two disc dvd set from Justine Curgenven featuring 3 fascinating expedition stories from Canada, Tasmania and New Zealand. Plus: rough water rolling, Greenland rope gymnastics, commando kayaking with DUBSIDE, kayak fishing in San Diego, the Sea Caves of Lake Superior and much more! Click here to buy online.
Shop online
Take a look at our extensive catalogue of kayaking gear and buy online: Sea Kayaking UK fibreglass sea kayaks designed by Nigel Dennis, Lendal paddles, Reed Chillcheater kayaking gear, bouyancy aids, compasses, towlines, paddle floats, paddle leashes, lighters, load straps, even magazines and DVDs.
Kari-Tek are Scotland’s agent for SKUK kayaks - designed by Nigel Dennis - and local agents for Kirton, Rockpool and P&H sea kayaks. We regularly arrange free demo days in the Firth of Clyde area where you can try out the entire range of kayaks: click here for details.
Interested in an extended trial of one of our kayaks? Kari-Tek's kayaks, all of which are fitted with one of our own range of skegs, are also available to hire. Prices start from £20 per day for a single kayak. Click here for details.
We can supply cosmetic second and end-of-season P&H kayaks for prompt delivery: just ring 01292 571019 or email us at sales@karitek.co.uk
For more details on our range of P&H sea kayaks, click here.