Island Qaarsut

The Qaarsut is a Greenland style boat which traces its ancestry back to Ken Taylors original Kayak which he brought to the UK from Greenland in the 1950’s. The hull is pure Greenland but the deck shares many common features with the highly thought of Island Kayaks Expedition. The overall length is 5.05 m. (16ft 7.5 inches) and the beam 53 cm. (20 and 7/8 inches).

It surfs, it tracks, it turns and guess what? It has no skeg. There is a slight downturn in the keeline just before it turns up and leaves the water for the stern. This is a feature that many original Greenland kayaks had which has been taken away from modern composite boats. The lack of skeg box allows easy storage in the stern compartment and a maintenance free time whilst paddling.

We think there are very few boats around today that are as easy on the eye as the Island Kayaks Qaarsut. At around 19Kg. (42lbs.) it is no heavyweight either.