Dual keel kayak

摘要

Described herein is a more ergonomic, more stable kayak design including parallel port and starboard keels protruding from a hull of the kayak, the keels are sized and positioned such that a paddler can rest a heel and/or foot in each keel at a lower elevation than the paddler's hips, the dual keels providing two-point contact with the ground.

主权项

1. A kayak comprising:
a single hull extending longitudinally between a bow and a stern and having a longitudinal axis extending from bow to stern, wherein the hull has a curved or rounded bottom defining a lower most hull portion along the longitudinal axis and wherein the hull includes a port portion and a starboard portion; a first keel protruding from the port portion of the hull, the first keel positioned between the bow and the stern and sized and positioned to at least partially receive a heel and/or a foot of a paddler, the first keel having an axis which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the hull and is essentially symmetrical on said transverse axis and the first keel being positioned at the lower most hull portion adjacent to the longitudinal axis; and a second keel protruding from the starboard portion of the hull and essentially parallel to the first keel, the second keel sized to at least partially receive a heel and/or a foot of the paddler, the second keel having an axis which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the hull and is essentially symmetrical on said transverse axis and the second keel being positioned at the lower most hull portion at the longitudinal axis.