TRAKings in the WILD
As our boats are arriving to customers across the globe we're sharing their TRAK Owner experiences. Share your TRAK kayak in the wild with the hashtag #TRAKeverywhere and tag @trakkayaks or upload your photos and videos for a chance to be featured here!
Plage de Porto Pollo, France
All photography © Thierry Malandain
"I don't regret having waited for my TRAK 2.0!" - Thierry christened his new TRAK 2.0 on this sunny paradise in the south of France. His Yellow/Blue deck design fits in perfectly with the azure hues of the pristine waters and sky, under a bright yellow sun. Best of all? There's no longer a wait for the TRAK!
November 2024
Vancouver Island, Canada
TRAK Paddler Gail recently picked up her new TRAK 2.0 kayak in Victoria, BC and had a set up demo with Nolin. She's on her way and ready for her next paddling adventure!
In Gail's words, "I'm continuing to love my kayak. 🙂 I got out for a spontaneous solo overnight the weekend after Thanksgiving, when the weather was unseasonably warm. I never would've been able to do that without owning my own boat, which I was never able to do before in my small apartment. Here's a shot of the morning sun shining through the skin on my campsite, at Lake Clear, Ontario."
October 2024
Cumbrae Islands, Scotland
All photography © John Paschke
A lovely fall
October 2024
Cuan Sound, Scotland
All photography © John Paschke
First outing for my new boat in and around the Scottish tide race at Cuan Sound. Photos showing the hull for maximum play boat fun and medium rocker for group tour guiding.
September 2024
Sharbot Lake, Ontario
All photography © Blair Crawford
First time on the water in my TRAK since a winter pool session! I forget what a great boat it is to paddle. My assembly is down to a smooth 20 minutes consistently now!
August 2024
Trent Severn Waterway, Ontario
All photography © Jon Brouwer
Jon Brouwer braved the 'Ontario traffic' to take part in the Lock & Paddle 2024 event. This free community paddling event on Parks Day (July 20), celebrates the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site with a ride to the top. Enjoy a paddle on the waterway alongside hundreds of colourful canoes and kayaks, before we pack the World’s Tallest Hydraulic Lift Lock and send you 65ft into the air. At the top, take in the spectacular views before being lowered back down to the sounds of music and laughter, and in the company of new friends and family.
July 2024
Muskoka ON + Nova Scotia
All photography © Colleen Darbyshire
Colleen and her paddling partner have been exploring the beautiful lakes of Ontario's cottage country and ventured as far as Canada's beautiful maritime East Coast with a paddling trip to Nova Scotia.
July 2024
Loch Linnhie, Scotland
All photography © Glenn Mac Fadyen
Bit of a catch up from Scotland. Trak going great as always. I'm currently finishing Loch Linnhie, about 5klms South of Fort William. Paddling alone now, my friend abandoned on Ilse of Mull. He was having terrible trouble with the seat in his Feathercraft, he could barely walk in the end. Going to take a few days in Fort William and hopefully hire a car, then on through the Great Glen to Inverness.
May 2024
Hidden Hong Kong Beaches
All photography © Chad Shen
During this trip, we visit a few areas that are must see places and I did it with the Trak 2.0 Kayak. We also planned our lunch at a secluded spot which was amazing.
Watch the Video: Epic travels: Must-see Places Explored With the TRAK 2.0 Kayak
May 2024
DeCourcy Island and Owners Gathering 2023
All photography © Ken Pool
The chilly winter storms we're experiencing here on Canada's We(s)t Coast have us dreaming of the summer weather and Gulf Island trips. Ken Pool was kind enough to remind us of how beautiful it was! Here are some of his photos from the TRAK Owners Gathering, and the DeCourcy Island trip from this past September.
Read next: 50 Years of Skin on Frame - The Ken Pool Story
More photos: TRAKings Ken Pool Flickr
January 2024
Waitukubuli Sea Trail
All photography © Melanie
The colourful coastal parishes of Dominica are eager to host you in comfortable resorts where you can lay your head after exciting days of paddling, snorkelling, diving, hiking, and surfing. Pure food will your belly as you enjoy local favourites of grilled fish, fresh fruit, and delicacies like Mountain Chicken and Manicou.
September 2023
Follow Melanie's adventures on her Instagram page
Tea Lake, Algonquin Park - Camping and Paddling
All photography © Thomas Brissiaud
Tackling a multi-day paddle like this requires great preparation and planning! Thomas Brissiaud and his party breezed through inclement weather to explore the beauty in one of Canada's most famous Provincial Parks on Tea lake for a multi day camping trip.
August 2023
Killarney Provincial Park - Land of Lakes
All photography © EJ MacGuffin
14 days of kayaking, camping and portaging through Killarney Provincial Park, ON, and the TRAK 2.0s survived! I managed to paddle these boats, all our gear, and two weeks worth of food to some of the most stunning lakes in North America. I think I lost about 10lbs in the process, because all of my pre-Covid clothes fit again. : )
If you get the chance, definitely visit this park.
August 2023
Alexis Worldwide
All photography © Alexis Buisson
I am now back from my trip after 4300 kms solo paddling Having received my Trak last summer I trained on the lakes near my home. After 5 years of illness and 4 fractured vertebrae, I had a job to get back in shape! - Read the Article
July 2023
Life Goes On
All photography © Kazuhiro Okuda
Burn in Kumamoto Japan, 'Kaz' has had his fair share of adversity in life. Now, he's dedicated to the pursuit of connecting with others, to cherish encounters with love and a smile, and to unleash his life. - Visit His Instagram
June 2023
June 2023
Dirty Harry on the Loose
All photography © Peter Schoedl and Nathalie Marik
It can be hard to walk away from a good thing, but that is exactly the path that Peter and Nathalie have chosen. They'll be calling their new custom overlander "Dirty Harry" home for the foreseeable future as they endeavor to stay on the road for as far, and for as long, as they can. - Read the Article
May 2023
Life Unleashed in Thailand
All photography © Wendy Killoran.
It has been a dream of mine, to be able to travel the world with a folding kayak so I can roam and explore remote exotic locations to my heart’s delight. - Read the Article
February 2023
Scoresby Sund - Greenland
All photography © Zack Kruzins.
Join Zack Kruzins as he paddles through the icy expanses of the Scoresby Sund in Greenland - View the full post
October 2022
Waitukubuli Sea Trail
All photography © Wes Moses.
Wes is paddling new paths in Dominica, on the newly opened Waitukubuli Sea Trail. 60km of pristine blue water in this new Caribbean adventure - Read the Article
July 2022
'OUR BACKYARD' Gulf Islands, BC
All photography © Rodolfo Vivanco.
It was a great summer at TRAK HQ, as we welcomed many new paddlers to explore and hone their skills in our very own backyard.
June, 2022
All photography © Braden Gunem.
Celebrating your success and overcoming adversity together on the water by paddling with your significant other can mirror the ups and downs that are natural in our most cherished relationships. - View the full post
March 2022
'BREAKING RECORDS'
All photography © Hubert Zistler.
Recently, Hubert set a record for the fastest completion of the annual Regen River Run in his home state of Bavaria. The 110km route is expected to take between three and five days to complete - Hubert completed the length of this river in just seventeen hours and fifteen minutes. - View the full post
October, 2021
'THE EVERGLADES' USA
All photography © Braden Gunem.
We're featuring new and fresh content from TRAK Paddlers, Braden Gunem and Claire Cripps as they paddle the Everglades. - View the full post
January, 2021
'GREAT MICRO ADVENTURE' UK
Photos + Video by Alex Balan
Alex Balan - Cowboy Self Rescue with TRAK 2.0 Kayak on YouTube
August, 2020
LAKE SUPERIOR, CANADA
Photo by Ray Boivin
"Linda and I recently paddled from Wild Goose Beach, near Thunder Bay, to Rossport, Ontario, on Lake Superior."
August, 2020
BERLIN, GERMANY
Photo by Maurice Redmond
"Whole lot of good going on right now." - Maurice
July, 2020
BAJA WELLNESS TOUR 2020
Photos by Jeff Schmidt
A group of participants joined TRAK in warm and sunny Baja California Sur, Mexico for a paddling skills and wellness-focused moving expedition among the islands of Loreto Bay Marine Park.
Thinking about joining us on a tour? Check out our amazing expeditions.
March, 2020
FLORIDA U.S.A.
Photos by Kip W.
"Finally able to take my TRAK 2.0 out this week. Still takes a bit longer than 10-15 mins to assemble, but I’m getting better. Loving it so far! Can’t wait to take it on many adventures far from home when we can travel again. Until then, it will get plenty of use here in South Florida. We may have gotten a little close to the cruise ships today!"
March 14, 2020
GRAND UNION CANAL, UK
Photos by Luke S.
"Took the 2.0 out for its maiden voyage along the Grand Union Canal near London today. I was expecting great things, but I was absolutely blown away by the quality of this boat. I think the thing that struck me the most was just how comfortable the 2.0 is."
February 29, 2020
COSTA BRAVA, CATALONIA, SPAIN
Photos by Fernando M.
"Nice paddling yesterday at Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain. Flat waters, almost spring time and other great kayaks and paddlers from UK and Spain."
February 25, 2020
SPIRIT ISLAND EXPEDITION, CANADA
TRAK Owners Henry Liu and Celia W. Zhen take on an epic paddle to Spirit Island, Maligne Lakein Jasper National Park, AB, Canada
A crystal clear moment on Maligne Lake. It was actually around minus 10°C, Anything came out of water would immediately have ice or frost formed on surface, very cold yet very beautiful... shot with my cellphone under panorama mode.
A TRAK 2.0 folding kayak fulfilled my 5 year dream. Thanks to the team at TRAK Kayaks!
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Another cell phone shot from our Spirit Island expedition. When the sun set down, temperature dropped extremely fast. You can tell water drops on Trak's skin and deck bag already turned into ice droplets. Being hungry and cold, we had to pitch up our tents quickly and had no time to play with our DSLRs. So just a quick cellphone shot before we started offloading the boats.
Fisherman Bay, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park.
BLACKBLUE IN THE WILD!
TRAK Dispatches: Ted & Glo's Paddle to Alaska
This is the first dispatch of our TRAK coverage of TRAK Pilot Ted Tetrault and Gloria Roe's kayaking expedition with our new signature kayak, BLACKBLUE!. Matching drysuits, matching mullets!? Yep, seriously — Welcome to Ted and Glo's Salty Adventure: Read our first dispatch »
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
PHOTOS FROM JULIEN IN FRANCE
Reporting from Marseille, France!
"Today it was another test and démo days around Marseille in France.
The boat is really fast! 12,6 Nautic Miles in 3 hours in open sea conditions around Frioul archipelago, with some force 4 wind and one 4 NM crossing with side wind... Thanks to the side jack for trimming! Definitely the Ultimate Touring Kayak!
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
PHOTOS FROM TRAK OWNER PAUL B. YI
"Finally, my TRAK arrived. I am happy. I paddled the new TRAK today!
AUGUST 31, 2019
LUDWIG FROM GERMANY
TRAK Pilot Mike Mangin with TRAK 2.0 Owner Ludwig!
Mike Mangin: Here is a quick photo recap of my trip with new TRAK 2.0 owner Lu. Lu was visiting Canada from Germany and arranged to have his boat delivered to Victoria BC and we spent a few days on Saturna Island getting acquainted with his boat. Saturna, and most of the Gulf Islands are an easy walk-on trip from Victoria (or Vancouver) and offer some great opportunities for paddling/exploring/camping. All photos by Ludwig Amann
AUGUST 24, 2019
UNITED KINGDOM
Good news, UK!
Shipments of early-bird kayaks have been delivered to our partner Reed Chillcheater going on to customers in the UK. We're proud to have landed here and can't wait to see your boats on the water!
AUGUST 2, 2019
PALAWAN
Photos © Harvey Tapan
We hope you enjoy these breathtaking images by photographer Harvey Tapan that were taken when he teamed up with TRAK recently to explore Palawan, Philippines.
JULY 12, 2019
SOUTH BASS ISLAND - LAKE ERIE, OH
TRAK Pilot & Backer Rendezvous
TRAK Pilots Jeff Berner and Ryan Pepper showcasing the TRAK 2.0 at the South Bass Island Sea Kayak Rendezvous - practiced rescues and put the 2.0 to the test with some experience sea kayakers.
JUNE 7-9, 2019
TRAK PACIFIC RIM Skills Camp, B.C.
The annual TRAK Pacific Rim Surf Camp was marked by strong winds and huge swell in the beginning...
Everyone adapted and persevered to score high on the stoke meter. Check out the two great accounts of this famous skills progression camp. Read our stories from this recent camp: "Paddling the Pacific Rim" and "Building Resilience, Stoke, & Community"
MAY 21-25, 2019
GULF ISLANDS / LASQUETI ISLAND, B.C.
A small band of brave kayakers received their new TRAK 2.0 vessels and boarded a small ferry to unique island in the Strait of Georgia on the Coast of British Columbia Canada.
They launch on a four day excursion along the exotic coast of Lasqueti Island. The focus was camping and kayaking and skills progression focus of level one skills. They bonded as a team and made it back super charged for more trims on their own.
MAY 20, 2019
PALAWAN EXPEDITION #1
Photos by Eric R.
MAY, 2019
CORREGIDOR ISLAND, PHILIPPINES
Photos by Harvey T.
MAY 19, 2019
NEW ZEALAND
Photos by Stefan A.
MAY 15, 2019
JAPAN
by Shinju H.
MAY 4, 2019
SWITZERLAND
"Short paddle on Lake Zurich" by Brian D.
MAY 4, 2019
NEW ZEALAND
"Day trip to the end of the western arm of Lake Waikaremoana, NZ, from Simon C.
MAY 2, 2019
"Canals in Bangkok!"
from Wit P.
MAY 1, 2019
"My 3rd trip with my TRAK. Like it very much and getting faster with the assembly and it's also packed up in no time."
from Brian D.
APRIL 2019
THAILAND
APRIL 2019
COSTA RICA
from Bethany of 'Her Odyssey'
APRIL 2019
Some sage advice from Bethany ("Fidgit") of the Her Odyssey expedition, after spending two months paddling the TRAK 2.0 on a discovery trip in Central America. They learned a lot about the kayaks, sea kayaking, and navigating many challenges along the way!
BERLIN
Discovery Day Nº 1
April 8, 2019
CANADA
Lake Superior
APRIL 2019
SINGAPORE
MARCH 2019
Early backers were greeted by Khee Wei of Paka River Camps to deliver their new TRAK 2.0's. He also captured some reactions from new owners as they saw the highly engineered components of this revolutionary design.
PANAMA
Her Odyssey Expedition
MARCH 2019
PATAGONIA
The TRAK 2.0 Maiden Voyage
JANUARY 2019
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