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Paddling Magazine Industry Awards 2024

Paddling Magazine Industry Awards 2024

Vote for The Year's Best Gear! The choice is yours.   Consumers, retailers and media... You’re invited to vote in the 5th annual Paddling Magazine Industry Awards recognizing significant and outstanding achievements in the development of new products introduced to the paddlesports market.The 12 categories cover the entire spectrum from kayaks, paddleboards, apparel and accessories from fishing to whitewater.Vote today and be entered to win a $1,000 shopping spree at the paddlesports retailer of your choice. Vote here! -

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Melker Värmdö LV & HV - Detailed Specifications

Melker Värmdö LV & HV - Detailed Specifications

With Melker Värmdö we introduce our next generation light-weight, high performance, and plant-based construction in a really comfy, and playful light touring & recreational kayak. Värmdö is targeted for savvy performance paddlers and the more recreational ”la dolce vita paddlers” who wants to feel like rockstars on the water (still being able to easily toss it up on the roof rack post paddling). Sleek, forgiving, and stable for new paddlers to learn, with performance characteristics, predictability and endless play time for surf, roll, carve, and rock gardening. The adjustable and rope operated skeg (optional rudder) allows for true tracking in...

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Melker highlights @ the Paddle Sports Show 2023

Melker highlights @ the Paddle Sports Show 2023

Now on the train back from the Paddle Sports Show in Strasbourg, France. We for sure dropped quite a few G R E A T news over there;- All Melker kayaks are now Made in Sweden in-house @ Rindö, in the Stockholm archipelago- Introduction of the all new Melker Värmdö (14,5 and 13,5 feet)- Light-weight, durable and plant-based construction in all our kayaks- Rapid prototyping with full-scale, unibody and plant-based 3D printing - #madeinsweden #plantbased #melkerofsweden#melkermoment #sustainabledesign#servingnature #lekmer

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Innovative and rapid prototyping behind next generation of kayaks from Melker of Sweden

Innovative and rapid prototyping behind next generation of kayaks from Melker of Sweden

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 27TH 2023, RINDÖ/STOCKHOLM   (In Swedish below)   Innovative and rapid prototyping behind next generation of kayaks from Melker of Sweden   In-house production, rapid prototyping for a more efficient product development, and a new plant-based material. This is the foundation of Melker of Sweden's new generation of light-weight, durable, and more environmentally friendly kayaks. The first model to be introduced is the new Värmdö.   Värmdö is a smaller kayak than Melker of Sweden's previous models but packed with loads of innovations. Utilizing a new material based on flax fiber and a solid cork...

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