Rental Equipment

At the Kayak Academy we spoil our renters by providing them with the same high quality gear that we ourselves like to use. In addition to kayaks, we also rent wet suits (included free with kayak rental package), dry suits, neoprene booties, kayak helmets, tents, sleeping bags, and more. Rental gear may be picked up a day in advance and returned up to a day after your trip with no extra charge. However, with the exception of our sit-on-top kayaks, you must take or already have safety training before we will rent a kayak to you. So contact us well in advance of your trip and we'll get you started. Call us at (206) 527-1825 or E-mail us to make a reservation.

Dry Suit and Wet Suit Rentals

We rent (and sell) Kokatat brand Gore-Tex dry suits in men's and woman's sizes. The dry suit rental fee is $30.00 first day and $25.00/day for extra days; special rates for extended rentals. You may use up to $150.00 of your dry suit rental fees as a credit toward purchasing a new dry suit from us until the end of the calendar year, December 31. For more about our rental dry suits, click here Rental Dry Suits. We rent full-length neoprene farmer john wet suits in men's and woman's sizes The first day's wet suit rental fee is $15.00, each additional day is $10.00 Sea Kayaks

Sea Kayak Rentals

Our sea kayak rental packages are the most complete packages we know of. We include free use of wet suit farmer john bibs, PFD's (life jackets) with whistle attached, paddles with tether/leash & spare paddles, spray skirts (full neoprene or neoprene/nylon combination - not the cheap nylon type), dry bags for clothes & sleeping bags, bilge pumps with floats, self-rescue paddle floats. Our one-person sea kayak rental fleet specializes in state-of-the-art rudder-free fiberglass and Kevlar kayaks from Wilderness Systems, Impex, Sterling Sea Kayaks. For two-person sea kayaks we offer Wilderness Systems and Eddyline kayaks.

Singles: $65 for the first day ($25 during our lessons), $35 for each additional day.
Double Kayaks:$85 for the first day ($40 during our lessons), $45 for each additional day
Winter kayak rentals from $350.00 Mid Oct. - Late March

Click on this link reserve a seak kayak from Issaquah Paddle Sports in Lake Sammamish State Park A beginning kayak course from the Kayak Academy or other institution is required to rent our boats.

Sit On-Top kayaks

Our sit-on-top kayak rental packages include free use of wet suit farmer john bibs, PFD's (life jackets) with whistle attached, a paddle, tow rope, seat back, thigh straps, and a universal foam roof rack. We have sit-on-top kayaks by Ocean Kayaks and Feel Free Kayaks; all feature a self-bailing design.

Sit On-Top Kayaks: $35/day. (Yakboard or Nomad for surf kayaking, Yahoo for rivers)