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Paul Berkner
3/1/2025 6:11 AM

To all

I am working with our local boys and girls club summer camp to develop a sea kayak program for young children

The camp is in central maine

https://www.clubaycc.org/programs/camp-tracy/


I am looking for 3-4 EPI kayaks for the program .

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Paul

Moulton Avery
3/1/2025 12:55 PM
What are "EPI kayaks".  I searched but came up empty on that acronym.


Paul Berkner
3/1/2025 1:15 PM
It is also called EPIsea kayak 
There is info in paddling magazine talking about it 
I don't know where or when they were produced 
Paul 
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What are "EPI kayaks".  I searched but came up empty on that acronym.


Anthony Sousa
3/1/2025 5:33 PM

The EPI part of the name is for Englehart Products, Inc. EPIsea is one model in a line of similarly named products from them, e.g. Epitot, Epibrat, Epitike, etc. They were (are?) in Cleveland, Ohio. Likely gone now.


Another to explore is the Perception Prodigy XS.

Paul Berkner
3/2/2025 5:41 AM
Anthony 
Your amazing thanks for diving deep into this 
Paul 
Dan Kraus
3/2/2025 3:29 PM
They have closed their doors. I don't have a date but not long ago.

Scott Schreiber
3/9/2025 8:57 PM

The Perception Prodigy XS is a great kayak for kids. I just outfitted the one my kids have with perimeter deck lines so we can more easily work on rescues. Idk why but my 5 y/o and my 10 y/o really like doing assisted rescues lol


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The EPI part of the name is for Englehart Products, Inc. EPIsea is one model in a line of similarly named products from them, e.g. Epitot, Epibrat, Epitike, etc. They were (are?) in Cleveland, Ohio. Likely gone now.


Another to explore is the Perception Prodigy XS.

Kerridwen Parslow
3/2/2025 6:02 PM

You might also want to watch for Wilderness Systems Tsunami 120 SP (small person) model kayaks. They are sea kayaks scaled to fit most 8 to 13 year olds. WS dropped the model from production several years ago but I still regularly see them pop up used.


Doing a regional search on Facebook Marketplace there is one for sale in Peabody, Massachusetts, for $300 and another in Stoneham, Mass., for $600, another in West Newbury for $500.


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1834669530613513/


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3489802807988681/


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/644354567977079/



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