Location: England
Paddler: Male, 6ft, experienced paddler, paddling the Action for six months
Date: October 2024
Model: Tiderace Pace Action
The Pace Action is proving to be a fantastic kayak. It’s loads of fun to paddle due to it’s manoeuvrability, the rounded hull makes it easy to roll and is very easy to edge when being bongo-ed in surf – much less reliance on the paddle than my Atlantic. No correction strokes are needed in side winds/ swell/ currents etc allowing you to just concentrate on forward paddling, resulting in less effort and being fresher after a long day. I’ve encouraged a few people to try it out who are thinking of new kayak purchases. They looked at it and thought it’s an experts kayak but it’s anything but, it’s versatile, efficient (people talk about speed but I prefer to think less effort paddling in a group), and loads of fun to play in.
Touring and expeditions
The rudder and efficiency make it a lovely tourer. More than enough hatch capacity for my touring needs – four to five days of kit, grub and beer.
Personalising my sitting position
I had some initial discomfort with numb legs, cured by adding a second thin layer of foam to the seat and having a more relaxed foot rest position. I don’t need to feel as locked in as normal, yet retain a locked in position when rolling, surfing, playing in tide-races, despite having the foot pegs a notch further away. A small amount of silicone fixed a small leak between bulk head and day hatch.