Aqua Marina Halve Ultralight Inflatable Kayak - First Outing Review 

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I recently started using an XL yoga block wedged between the sides of my inflatable kayak as a footrest, works great! You can actually use your feet to push when paddling 👍🏻

Remarkable! It's an almost identical design to the Aquaglide Cirrus, but sized between the 110 and 150. Considering Aquaglide has be acquired by Connelly Skis, who also owns BOTE, and the brand has been a bit in limbo for the last year, this is a great alternative for those interested in the ultralight, fused tube, TPU construction.

The light colour is an advantage. I’ve recently bought a Gumotex Rush 1 (black side tubes ) and a Razor R2, which has dark blue side tubes, and I have to be vigilant in venting air on sunny days on both boats. At these price points I think manufacturers should offer overpressure valves. I have the same issue with foot braces on the R2, which is a 2 person boat, as you have with the Halve. In the end I have found the rear seat position, with gear in the bows to help with the trim, works best. Good review. It will be interesting to know the spec for the TPU and make a like for like comparison with a big packraft. I have to say at this money I’d probable lean towards an MRS S1D, not as big but, perhaps a better buy? Keep up the good work Karl.

I'm impressed.

Lots of yummy TPU goodness - 'halve' the weight!

Great video as always, how does this compare to the Aquaglide Cirrus 110 and 150?

Nice review but to me it looks a bit bright. I wonder if you cut a pool noodle the width of the boat and wedge it up against the foot brace it might work. Looking forward to the River Trent outing.

Great content, me and my wife are entering the world of kayaking hopefully soon, I still a bit scared to purchase mine but I got my eye on the tandem aqautec pro. I was just wondering if my wife decides after a while she does not like it, if it’s a boat you can use for single kayaking. Would you have any idea on that? And is my choice of the aqatec a good choice? I also was hoping if I could get some tips on wat to wear in different conditions, might be a video idea on its own ? Anyways enough talk I love the content keep rocking!

Ey up me duck. I was thinking the canal looked familiar just as you said you were on the Beeston canal. Near the Marina on the Trent and just down from Beeston lock (lovely cafe there overlooking the weir) I've walked that canal many times into Nottingham City centre. Wish I'd have known I'd have come said hello 🙂

Just a thought but ould you run some para cord between the d rings and attach the foot brace somewhere along the cord that suits? You could tie some knots in the cord to give locations so the foot rest could be adjusted to the paddlers preference? Hope that makes sense.😊

Looks like Tpu will be the next big thing. At least it's more ecofriendly then pvc but this interpretation of the Aquamarina, also due to the colour of the kayak, almost translucent, seems really not very robust. I'd stick with the Cirrus ;-)

I'm a bit gutted now I've seen this as only just bought an aqua glide deschutes 145 because it was light weight. Now this is about 5kg lighter and a drop stitch base. Bugger!

A cheap fix for the foot rest problem Karl. Some 6” heels from a charity shop!

Looks a bit too wide for my liking. But I now want a dropstitch floor for my packraft.

Jeez....just saw price😮

Hate to be a bother, but I have another question... I notice that the floor looks to be a common drop stitch inflatable floor. However, I notice that the included pump is a foot pump. The lowest pressure drop stitch I've come across is 6psi, but the foot pump only inflates to 2psi. Is this a low pressure floor that just has the look of a high pressure, drop stitch floor?

I'm looking for a sea kayak..

It looks great, can you not just glue some more d rings closer to the seat & mount the foot rest to those?

Hello again. This might be a stupid question but how do you stay so dry when paddling.......when I go out I seem to get a bit wet ...and before you ask, no I'm not a crazy paddler 😂 Also what's the brown pad thing in the front?