The Set Up

With two decades of high performance experience between us, we want to share our knowledge with you. Throughout this handbook we'll look at the reasons why you might choose different set up configurations which we hope will help you to better hone in your set ups and therefore improve your overall paddling experience. We will also highlight which options we use. 

Some key areas include:

- Seats: Shapes, angles, height & comfort.
- Foot Bars: Straps, angles, sizes, heel support, leg length. 
- Paddles: Blade shapes, lengths, shaft options, hand positioning.
- Trim: Stationary vs at speed.
- Maintenance: Boat & paddle.
- Other tools: GPS, resistance, cadence sensors & more.

This handbook looks at the set ups for people in Kayaks, Spec Skis and Ocean Skis. However, it's important to note that there are many more configurable options for Kayaks, which is reflected throughout the book.