Darkside Canoes

The Darkness Duet C2 double racing canoe designed and optimised for the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race. The Darkness Demon C2 double racing canoe slim, fast and close to the edge. The Darkness C1 single racing canoe current Devizes to Westminster female record holder. Darkside Canoes has been setup to develop, design, market and se... ll sit&switch racing canoes. The Darkness racing C1, The Darkness Duet racing C2 and the new Darkness Demon C2 are currently available. The Darkness boats are a new type of canoe which are light, stable, fast, and affordable. The designs conform to the International Canoe Federation (ICF) regulations. They fill the gap between the large, heavy and cumbersome family and touring canoes, and the extremely unstable, high kneeling, narrow racing boats. They are developed, designed and manufactured in Great Britain. Although The Darkness C1 is ostensibly a canoe, it can easily be paddled as a kayak due to its slim design and even high kneeling. This protects investment as the owner has three types of boat for the price of one. All are ICF compliant but the kayak version does not have the overhead or complication of a rudder. The Darkness C1 has been designed from scratch to perform as a sit&switch canoe. It is very light which makes it easy to carry on portages. The boat is fully ICF compliant and ready to race. The seat is adjustable to suit the size, shape and needs of the paddler, as are the footrests. Paddled as a kayak, The Darkness maintains a straight line due to the lack of rocker along the keel line. It is easy to get in and out due to the large cockpit area and there is a low risk of getting stuck in the event of a capsize. It is more stable than a racing kayak at about 4 - 5 on the stability scale.Read More