INFLATABLE TOURING KAYAK 1 PLACE YELLOW

bought this kayak and on my first outing the right hand side bladder started to deflate. Awaiting reply from decathlon about a replacement!

Purchased this kayak late last year and has only been used once, when I’ve taken out the bladders to clean the zip on the canvas cover is broken meaning I cannot zip the bladders back in and when I have inflated and left for 24 hours to clean and allow to dry it’s lost a significant amount of air. Not happy at all for the price of this. Wished I’d of saved myself the hassle and not purchased at all

We bought this for use in Thailand and have had used it over the last three trips for recreation and fishing. Very stable in the sea and holds its course well. No problems whatsoever and all this in temperatures of 80 -95 deg. F

To set the scene - I am 68yo, 94kg and its been 50 years since last using a sea canoe. She assembles easily and is confortable to carry to the water. I use her in the Thames Estuary, the last time in force 3-4 wind with a 2 foot chop. No problem with tracking and the waves are easy to deal with. Quite stable compared to the fibreglass kayaks. Still practicing getting into her elegantly! If you don't want to spend tons of money, this is a good choice. The seat could do with upgrading as the back is flimsy. Not too much of a problem as you lean forward to paddle anyway. Recommendation - choose a paddle with a large blade area, not the smaller, skinny bladed ones. You want to be able to get good power into the blade in a chop Next - I'm going to replace the 3 standard skegs with larger area ones. I'm looking for a replacement seat (although the standard one is quite adequate). Just treated myself to a full body wetsuit (£30), now to go out and practice capsize drill. Enjoy! Gary

After first use of this kayak the zip became stuck and the tab on the other one broke. This means you can’t dry the inner bladder or the canvas properly when you want to store it. Wish I had just paid to hire a kayak instead, would have saved about £150 as I only used it a couple of times

Bought 2 of these kayaks from decathlon and they are not worth the hassle. Zippers became stuck after first use so you can’t take it apart to dry it out before storing. Zipper on other kayak broke

The kayak is fantastic, pity Decathalon’s customer service isn’t. The bag was damaged on arrival. When I first notified them, reply was ‘sorry the bag isn’t in our catalogue. When I complained, their reply was to return the whole kayak – all I need is a replacement bag. By the kayak by all means but think about the after sales service you might need before choosing Decathlon. 5/5 for kayak, 1/5 for Decathlon customer service.

We have only used the kayak 3 times and already the seams are coming apart. Whilst out on the sea I noticed that one of the sides had started to deflate. Not having the time investigate it seems that there is a puncture. We are very careful and conscious that it is an inflatable so the isn’t a user puncture. Once we have been able to find the problem we will be taking it back for an exchange.

Easy to inflate, solid feel once on the water - only downside is water gets in between the mesh outer and the inflatable inner, so to ensure you gets this kayak fully dry you have to fully strip it down and leave out in the sun for several hours, so not ideal for the colder months as it will not get dry and mesh will start to get mouldy.

easy to inflate, stable, comfy seat position.

Very stable kayak and comfortable. Easy to pack away and inflate. As expected with an inflatable kayak it is very light and goes off of course more than a normal kayak but there are pros and cons to everything. The only issue I had was with the delivery company that Decathlon use, DHL. Eventually they managed to deliver the item over a month after purchase, said they couldn't deliver to my address. They delivered to a different address but only left 2/3 packages and I had to use a third address for the final package. Definitely worth the wait!

Just a shame they dont provide a pump and paddle.