Epic 18X Sport & V8 Tourer | Touring Kayaks & Surfskis | Review & Walk Around

Epic Kayaks walks us through their 18X Sport and V8 Tourer kayaks at Canoecopia 2024.
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[@DerekElliott-qn2kz]

The Eic V8 is just such an incredible surfski!

[@SteffenRoller]

I’m an EPIC fanboy, I’m on my 2nd 18X Sport v1. I was looking forward to version 2. I love the new hull with the carved out deck for better strokes. But it was a big disappointment. The new deck hatch is tiny for storage but takes away precious leg space (I’m 6’3”, 185lbs). The seat was uncomfortably tight. I couldn’t see myself paddling in it for hours at length in marathon races. So far i will take good of my existing boat hoping for an improved version3 in the future.