Tag: native watercraft
ACK & Native Watercraft on The Price is Right
At the beginning of the April, ACK was on TV. No, it wasn’t our first television ad or a breaking news story – it was during an episode of The Price is Right! We’re still waiting for the full episode to be released but for those of you who didn’t catch the clip on our social [...]
A Plethora of New In Focus Videos!
We’ve all been pretty busy over here at ACK HQ but we’ve recently taken the time to show off some of our favorite products in our ongoing series of In Focus product spotlight videos. We thought we’d dedicate a blog post to highlight what we’ve put in the spotlight recently. Whether you’ve barely wet your [...]
Choosing a SUP
Believe it or not, summer is just around the corner. If you’ve thought about getting in to stand up paddleboarding (SUP) now is great time to buy a board so that you don’t miss any of those early warm days. One of your first considerations when choosing a board is your primary activity. Stand up [...]
How the Native Watercraft Slayer was Born
2013 has brought on a new era of fishing kayaks in terms of comfort, stability and innovation as kayak manufacturers continue to get more and more involved with the growing sport. If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you might’ve caught our post about how Native Watercraft has been taking advantage of social media [...]
Adventure Fishing World Championship with Native Watercraft
Native Watercraft is debuting their Adventure Fishing World Championship this year and we couldn’t be more excited. Taking place in the Florida Everglades, this won’t be your typical kayak fishing tournament as it combines teamwork, navigation, fishing and paddling into one event. Directly from the AFWC website: On Saturday March 2nd, 2013 teams of two [...]
Automatic for the People with Native Watercraft
Native Watercraft is a favorite brand in the kayaking industry. They constantly strive to create innovative designs that have resulted in things like their foot powered Propel Drive, easy to use Groove track system for accessory mounting and even the unique stand up paddleboard/kayak hybrid Versa Board Angler. So how do they keep the creative juices [...]
Top 10 Kayaks For Cold Weather Paddling
A few months back, I wrote a short piece that caused a bit of a stir. Apparently “storing your kayak for the winter” didn’t resound well with many, especially those residing in more temperate regions (tongue in cheek of course). But the reality for many is that the idea of putting a kayak out of [...]
Visit to the Heart of the Paddling World – Part 2 of 5
Chris Hackerd, VP of Store Operations and one of three ACK co-owners, is an avid mountain biker, birder, ‘yak angler and all around outdoors-man. Recently, Chris traveled east to North Carolina to celebrate his grand mother’s 80th birthday and took the opportunity to visit many of the manufacturers based out of the area including Confluence, Legacy, Werner, Eno, Astral & Feel Free/Pyrahna. [...]
New for 2013 in Kayak Models and Features
Even though 2013 isn’t quite here yet, many of our kayak vendors have already started delivering new kayaks, some never before seen models and others with updated features. Some of the most notable launches are the new Native Watercraft Slayer, Feel Free Moken 12.5 & 14 and the sharp looking Wave Sport Ethos Ten. Also, [...]
Drag Your Yak…on a Wheel
Over the last several years, we’ve begun to see a new revolution in kayak design focused on customer convenience specifically the integration of a kayak wheel. At first I was skeptical but through multiple uses I have personally grown to appreciate their usefulness. I think this is a good step in the right direction for [...]
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