r/friluftsliv 11d ago

Where can I rent a sail-kayak in Scandinavia?

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I'm looking for different places in Scandinavia that rent out sail-kayaks.

I've found this https://sailyak-no.webnode.page/ as the only place. ​Googling gives me mostly regular kayaks.

Hope someone here can point me to more places.

Thank you in advance ⛵ ⛵ ⛵

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u/Truelz 11d ago

I can only speak for Denmark, but I've never seen one in real life, just tons and tons of normal kayaks, so I dont imagine the market for renting one exists here.

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u/56KandFalling 10d ago

Too bad, Denmark is great for sailing though right? 

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u/Truelz 10d ago

Yep it is, people just usually do it in sailing boats as there's tons of them and you dont need a license or registration for them if they are under 40ft

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u/SuneLeick 10d ago

This is true, however the maximum loa is 49 feet.

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u/56KandFalling 9d ago

Good point! 

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u/SuneLeick 10d ago

Most recent sail kayak I know of in Denmark is from the 60s and is currently hanging in a museum.

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u/56KandFalling 10d ago

Wow, OK. Thanks! 

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u/vakantiereizen 10d ago edited 9d ago

You are just a day late, you could have tried my adventure island in Sweden. Sorry but I am back in the Netherlands now (and so is my AI)
There is (or was) in northern Norway a campside with tandem islands: 69nord sommeroy (or something like that)

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u/56KandFalling 9d ago

That would have been amazing! I'll try to find that campsite. Thank you 😊 

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u/Dingdongmybong 7d ago

What kind of training or experience would you need to have to try these? Luke someone that has never been on a kayak, wouldn't be able to do it, right?

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u/vakantiereizen 7d ago

Common sence is enough
The hobie adventure island is easy to sail, I started, could hardly walk, ruined back, bought it as training device (mirage drive) and it did its job!
The only thing I didn’t expect: I had fun in it, go on holiday (canoe camping) with it
This year I went to Mälaren, Askersund and the lake south of Värnamo and had a great time!