The Osprey-Standard made her debut into the kayaking world at the Northwest Sea Kayak Symposium--North America's largest paddling event, held here in Port Townsend, Washington each year. At the September 1996 show, this kayak turned heads! The test paddlers at the 1000 person symposium raved over her looks, lightness, and great performance

Design Features Tremendous positive feedback regarding the cambered decks on our Osprey-HP, Double, and Triple encouraged John to create the Osprey-Standard. His design goal: to create a hull nearly identical to our GoldenEye's excellent speed, tracking and nice turns, with the pretty and practical 4-panel deck. The deck's "beveled" panel takes 1 and 3/16" off the side of the kayak at the sheer seam (where the deck meets the hull). It looks great, but even better, it gets the deck away from your elbows and knuckles. Bring your paddle in closer to the kayak on your high angle power stroke. Keep your hands lower and more relaxed on your cruising stroke.

Great for Touring Whether you intend to day paddle or tour for 2 weeks, the Osprey-Standard easily does the job. At 38 pounds, she will outstrip most other kayaks on day paddles. We hope you don't mind waiting for your friends in their heavier plastic and fiberglass boats. You will experience a similar advantage on longer tours. Saving 25-30% on boat weight makes a difference when carrying 100 pounds of gear, plus yourself. Our okoume panels, epoxy laminated between layers of 6 oz. glass cloth, makes the Standard as strong and rugged as fiberglass boats. Her beauty is incomparable. Enjoy her for a lifetime of adventures.

Choosing an Osprey The Osprey-Standard is a 24" beam, medium volume kayak, and fits average size

adults. She provides comfortable foot room for a person with up to a men's size 12 shoe. Beginners and intermediate paddlers, alike, buy her for her performance and graceful lines. Use her on open saltwater coastline, bays, lakes, and meandering rivers. People as short as 5'1" find her stable, easy to paddle without having to raise their shoulders, and easy to cartop alone. Folks as tall as 6'4" choose her for her light weight and speed.

Now with recessed rear coaming! This modified deck configuration that has been so successful on our Coho and Arctic Terns in now available on the Osprey Standard.  This innovation means greater comfort and easier handling for paddlers playing in surf and rough seas. A growing number of folks want to lean way back to alter the trim of their boat.  The Osprey Standard has now been modified to accommodate laying back on the rear deck.Paddling in rough conditions and playing in the surf zone both require strong bracing and Eskimo rolling skills.  Our unique recessed cockpit facilitates the execution of a sweep roll. Nothing similar has appeared on a stitch and glue kayak.  Pygmy continues to lead the pack in innovation.

We usually ship "Medium" hardener with our kits.  You may order "Slow" (for hot climates) or "Fast" (for cold climates) upon request.  Read the System Three Epoxy Book to help select a hardener. If you would like a copy of the Epoxy Book click here to download. We also stock Silver Tip epoxy.  SilverTip Laminating Resin is a medium-low viscosity epoxy system that has been optimized for coating and reinforcing fabric saturation in wood-composite boatbuilding.  It has superior wet-out characteristics with little tendency to foam or trap air.  Both the resin and hardener are nearly colorless and are used in an easy 2:1 ratio.  The working time is longer than most boat building epoxies without sacrificing cure time.  We offer this an an option in our boat kits. Note: this item can only ship via Ground Service and is not eligible  for shipments to Alaska