The Pungwe on the Umkomaas River during the Umko Whitewater Festival. Photo by Dale Mckenzie.
Brayden Raw on the Umkomaas River at the Umko Whitewater Festival. Photo by Dale Mckenzie.
Running Thrombi Falls in a Pungwe. The paddler is Peter van Biljon.
Brayden Raw on the Umzimkulu River at the annual Thrombi X Fest.
Running Thrombi Falls in a Pungwe. The kayaker is Iain Rennie.
Pungwe at Gatsein on the Vaal River near Parys.
The Pungwe in action at the Riversport Adventures OKC whitewater course in Oklahoma City.
The Pungwe in action at the Riversport Adventures OKC whitewater course in Oklahoma City.
The Pungwe in action at the Riversport Adventures OKC whitewater course in Oklahoma City.
A pre-production Pungwe - with prototype composite outfitting - is being put through its paces by Christine Vogler on the Green Narrows, a challenging section of whitewater on the Green River near Asheville, North Carolina. Here the river funnels through a gorge. There are extremely narrow channels, many class IV+ and V+ rapids and waterfalls that leave little doubt as to why this stretch is regarded as one of the most extreme kayaking runs in the eastern United States.
A pre-production Pungwe - with prototype composite outfitting - is being put through its paces by Christine Vogler on the Green Narrows, a challenging section of whitewater on the Green River near Asheville, North Carolina. Here the river funnels through a gorge. There are extremely narrow channels, many class IV+ and V+ rapids and waterfalls that leave little doubt as to why this stretch is regarded as one of the most extreme kayaking runs in the eastern United States.
Bird's-eye-view of our whitewater outfitting showing the spine, backrest, hip pads and ratchets. The spine and seat are made from carbon fibre / glass / epoxy resin.
Our whitewater outfitting showing the spine, backrest, hip pads and ratchets. The spine and seat are made from carbon fibre / glass / epoxy resin.
Our backrest provides support and comfort. Use the ratchets to tighten the backrest against your back for a supportive fit.
Your kayak comes with additional foam pads (hip pad shims) that slot in behind these hip pads so that you can customise your fit to be snug.
The seat can be adjusted forwards and backwards to fine tune your seating position.
Our footrest is rotomoulded from polyethylene plastic (same as the kayak). The footrest rails are easily adjusted and are fixed in place by two knobnuts on either side. The foam pillar supports deck and hull. It keeps the hull stiff and prevents deck from folding in the case of a pin. Shown here is the rotomoulded footrest. Your kayak also comes with footrest foam. This is a double-layer foam with 40mm soft foam to absorb impact, and 6mm hard foam that your feet press against to spread the impact load.
The Pungwe thrives on technical and lower volume creeks. It has has substantial secondary stability that is vital for confidence when running steep rapids.
The shape of the bow and volume helps the Pungwe transition through eddy lines and aerated water without spinning out or slowing down.
The hull of the Pungwe has been designed to stay on track on flatwater and to respond instantly to paddle strokes when direction change is critical.
The Pungwe has peaked front and back decks to resurface with control.
