| In 1993 a new recreational kayak came into the
marketplace from New Zealand. As solutions minded
form-designers and roto-moulders, the founding Feelfree
team studied kayaks in the marketplace and realized
some basic but critical performance and convenience
features were being overlooked. With those observations
they began designing what is now considered the
world's best recreational kayaks.
Heavy emphasis was (and is) placed on incorporating
features such as defined hull lines that dramatically
influence responsiveness and straight-line tracking.
With these innovative designs, Feelfree has managed
to create boats that appeal to the leisure paddler
and the adventure paddler alike. To attract the
more experienced paddlers, they streamlined the
shape to help promote speed & response and
they designed a thigh straps option for those
who like to play in the surf and/or rodeo the
rapids. To appeal to the recreational or novice
paddler, that same hull also promotes stability
and easy manueverability.
Although Feelfree mastered those perfomance &
versatility aspects that set them apart from the
competition, they didn't stop there. The Feelfree
team took a good hard look at the comfort, convenience
and safety needs of paddlers and injected those
features into the design as well. These are just
a few of the "Feelfree standards" you
will find on our boats i.e., deck layouts that
are comfortable yet stylish - moulded in carry
handles recessed and moulded in safely lines
drink holders dry and wet storage
- comfortable & adjustable seats - optional
skeg for additional tracking performance - optional
thigh straps to help the paddler carve into surf
or whitewater +++.
With rapid sales came the need for a manufacturer
who would be strategically placed to further international
expansion. This manufacturer would carry on the
quality & innovation that became synonomous
with Feelfree and would become an integral partner
in future kayak and accessory designs. In 1999,
Feelfree welcomed Joy Sports of Thailand into
it's family as the Feelfree Kayak (and accessory
lines) manufacturer and began its international
quest. With that leap toward mass production,
Feelfree was then positioned to be introduced
into the international marketplace and just recently
in 2004, into the USA. Today Feelfree kayaks and
accessories are enthusiastically received in more
than 20 countries worldwide.
We hope you have an opportunity to Feelfree with
us.
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