Dagger Approach 9.0
It is a great boat - The original hybrid kayak. Perfect for individuals starting out and wanting to take on moving water but also enjoy the flat sections as well. It has plenty of room / storage for a day trip and easy to set-up outfitting. It's Yellow and has only been on the River about six times since I bought it in October 2008. It is in excellent + condition - with a few surface scratches from launching, no bumps, no holes, no leeks - it gets hosed down after each use and is stored inside - good as new. I have now outgrown it and want to buy a sea kayak in the Spring. I would be looking at a figure of around £350.00.
This boat has great reviews, here is just one from Canoe Kayak Magazine:
Dagger Approach CKUK V.F.M Award
RRP: £479.95
More info: www.daggereurope.com
This is the innovative design that really started things jumping in this genre of kayak. We’ve tested the Approach before and only had good things to say about it, but back then it was one of a kind, so how does it fair now?
Well, when we first tested the Approach on the River Dee a few years ago the amount of thinking that Dagger had put in to the design of the boat shone through and that still holds true. It’s very stable and inspired confidence in our beginners. It handles well on the flat and has a relaxed, well-behaved manner. It’s fairly fast and the drop down skeg is effective and keeps the boat tracking well, so you can concentrate on keeping the forward power on.
The Approach is surprisingly nimble on whitewater and although Dagger only recommend it up to grade 2 with the keeper style Sidelock™ foot-braces, we’ve seen an Approach, fitted with a full plate footrest, look right at home on much harder water, such as the Upper Dart, so it certainly cuts the mustard on that front. Again it’s gentle sidewalls and stability come in to play and the less experienced amongst our testers had a great time trying their hand at their first taste of the white stuff and faster flowing water. The large rear storage area is accessed by a small dry hatch, which can be reached from the cockpit. It stayed dry throughout and handled the overnight gear easily with little effect on the performance. Because of the size of the hatch, you’ll need to pack things in to smaller dry bags to get it to fit, but this is fairly normal practice when packing for over-night trips anyway. The Approach is still a cracking boat and ticks all the boxes that we were looking for in a hybrid design and coming in at a price that makes it a no brainer for our VFM award and a CK recommendation.
Features:
The Approach comes as standard with a comfortable moulded in padded seat, with adjustable back-band. The thigh supports are also adjustable, which allows a wide range of paddler sizes attain a good comfortable fit. Footrest duties are taken care of with super-easy to adjust keeper style Sidelock™ braces. And we really liked the simplicity of these. Quick to use and very little to go wrong or break, a big advantage on longer trips. It has neat, and importantly, effective drop-down skeg on the stern. Other features included a tamper proof security bar, front deck elastics. A closed cell foam sealed stern bulkhead, complete with dual density stern storage hatch.
Specs:
Length: 275 cm
Width 65cm
Weight: 18kg
Paddler weight: 111kg
£350.00
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Item location: Southampton Hampshire
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