Youth Wave Kayak

I bought this for my 6 year-old for his birthday. I figured there would be a huge learning curve and he might fall out and/or have difficulty turning it. Not so. He got in and paddled off like a pro. He’s never fallen out. It’s so easy for him to maneuver. His 8 year-old sibling had the same experience in it.The weight limit is 125 lbs so it should last him for quite a while. His dad and I put that to the test and were both flipped out of the kayak. It is definitely not suitable for adults.Great buy. Highly recommend.

My 6 yr old kiddo loves this kayak, and I love being able to go paddle with him without the headache we used to have when he was on a full sized SUP board and struggled to keep in control well. He cruises all over the place and we have a blast now.

Small compact kayak for youth trying to learn concepts.

So happy with this! Bought 2, grandchildren ages 4/10 use it, may buy 2 more next year. Easy to store.

This is a well made product for a very reasonable price. They even provide you with a matching color paddle as well. It has a unique feature that I really liked. The stern of the kayak is designed to let the child swim up to and easily pull themselves back up in order to re enter the boat from deep water. The only mod I did was put a nice seat in it for my granddaughter as I new she would get uncomfortable quickly with no back support.

Bought this for my 7 year old daughter who asked for a kayak for her birthday. Once she got the hang of paddling on her own (previously she would sit with either me or my wife in our single seaters), she was off! It is very stable and she is able to get on and off while in the water or from a dock. It is even stable enough for her to paddle around with her little brother on it. During an impromptu race with some other older kids in enclosed kayaks, she kept up with all of them and ended up beating them. The construction seems durable enough to last until she grows out of it and it becomes her little brother's. It is also light enough to easily and quickly move around on dry and land.

This is the second one of these kayaks I have purchased. The first one works great for kids. The second one leaks. Some moron decided to put a serial number on the boat using rivets (see picture), which allows water to leak into the boat (there is no serial number on the first boat which I bought last year). I'm going to have to drill out the rivets, remove the label, allow the water now inside the boat to run out, then permanently glue something over the rivet holes to seal it. Too much trouble to send back.change in rating! It turns out that the boat has an easy to use bailing port at the front of the boat to get the water out. It still leaks, but the leak is slow, and can be handled by draining it thru the bailing port. rating now 4 star: 5 star for the boat, which my grandkids love, MINUS one star for the stupid leaky serial number.

My 3 year old has been playing in the lake every weekend since almost birth. She is very comfortable in the water and has ridden in kayaks with me many times previously. That is why I bought this for her well below the 5 year old age recommendation. She did excellent in this kayak! It is still a little bit big for her but with supervision she was kayaking all over the beach of the lake. The paddle is much easier for her to manage than the larger adult paddles. This will be perfect for her to grow into and I do not regret buying it early.