Sisson Kayaks is a maker of handcrafted sea and multisport kayaks. The business is in one ownership since 1974. First kayak made 1975. Peak production was not much short of 50 per week. This is now a one-man-band retirement hobby business. Annual production halts at 50 kayaks - about one per week. Get your order in early.
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Welcome to Sisson Kayaks.....

The past 35 years has resulted in many innovations and amazing customer feedback. Find out how this effects you by clicking here. Sisson Kayaks are Green Machines! What can be 'Greener' than a kayak that performs - and endures. Some Sisson Kayaks are still in regular use after 35 years!

Global recession scares you? Then buy a Sisson Kayak.

-Grahame Sisson email

News and updates...

 
October 4th, 2011 - Sisson Kayaks Ltd has delivered the last new kayaks.  

On Monday the 3rd October 2011 we shipped out a Nucleus 60, Arctic Raider and a Nordkapp. Thus ends, for the company,  36 years of kayak production. For the next few weeks the skiing takes first place. By clicking on the link below you can access my performance on Mt Hutt this last Friday. Make [...]

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Sisson Kayaks Ltd has delivered the last new kayaks.
 
July 14th, 2011 - Currently building the very last batch of kayaks  

Thirty six years ago I built my first kayak. I built it for my own use. It sold before I could launch it. The next morning by 11am we had nine further kayak orders. Kayak #12 was mine. My light engineering  / invention development business became by accident a kayak manufacturing business…………..By 11am the next [...]

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Currently building the very last batch of kayaks
 
April 24th, 2011 - I await your kayak order – still building.  

There is a rumour out there in kayaking circles that I no longer build kayaks. Lies lies and more lies! Absolute lies. Who would start such rumours? My wife Lynda comes to mind. She thinks that after 36 years I deserve a change – or a rest. But sadly the trail of mis-information seems to [...]

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I await your kayak order – still building.

User Comments

Stable, quick, appears really solid, and looks damn good. It is on my shopping list for later! Jeff Mitchell, Voyager Expedition

I sold my Opus and raced against my Opus paddling friends who usually have 5 minutes in the hour advantage over me. Paddling my brand new Nucleus 60, I was right there with them in the race. Nucleus 60

I can paddle any boat, having been offered an F1 in the past, having access to a UFO and an Advantage, but I have CHOSEN to paddle an Evolution Edge. Ben Fouhy (World 1000k Sprint Champion), Evolution Edge

Thank you for such a good boat! Japanese paddler Takehiro Shibata, after his solo trip around Norway from Sweden to Russia, Arctic Raider

You can see many more user comments, and many are very current as of April 2008 by checking out our full product line.

 

 


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Ever wonder how to make sure your water photography comes out clear and beautiful? Check out this video of camera stabilizing techniques in a Sisson Nucleus 100 Kayak.

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