Knysna Racing for  kayaks, paddles and accessories. River racing, sea kayaks, canoes, paddles  made in South Africa.

Knysna Racing is based in Knysna South Africa and is well known for producing winning kayaks, canoes, paddles and accessories for South Africa's premier kayak races. 
We manufacture a wide range of sea & river kayaks and paddles for all conditions.

Photos by Chris Daly

Knysna Racing Kayaks & Paddles was formed in 1991. Initially the production was just paddles, especially the then new “wing” types, but soon branched into kayaks, surfskis, knee boards and canoes.

Currently we have a large stable of South African craft for all canoeing disciplines and leisure. Our latest releases are the Matrix (K1) and Clone(K2), new generation parallel-sided kayaks. Both are proving themselves at races. All our craft can be built in a variety of lay-ups, from standard to vacuum molded carbon / kevlar.

Hubby Sandberg has been with the company from the beginning. His 30 years of experience in river and sprint paddling has equipped him with the knowledge and feel for kayak and canoe design. His design skills go back as far as 1983 when he designed the first successful South African river kayak, the Tiger.

Albert Wasserman, who’s love for the sport encouraged him to leave his career in law to join us in 2001, is now the factory manager. Over the years we have boasted many kayak wins, in both sprint and marathon river racing  Knysna Racing Kayaks & Paddles will be constantly improving, and always at the forefront of design technology.