Innova Sunny Inflatable Kayak

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Product Description

A solid boat based on the successful Helios 380, the slightly longer Sunny can be paddled as a single or double, with enough space for a kid or dog. Somewhat more stable than the Helios, the open cockpit Sunny is a true recreational boat designed for comfort and easy maneuvering. The Sunny packs compactly in its own drybag/backpack and can be set up in a matter of minutes. Hand-crafted with a heavy duty rubber coated 1,200-denier Nitrylon, the Sunny will deliver years of paddling fun for a family of adventurers. The Sunny comes with a removable tracking fin. The Sunny can easily be changed into a balanced single kayak for solo paddlers. Because the boat is double-ended, the forward seat can be turned around and the tracking fin swapped to the other end to allow a solo paddler to sit in the middle of the Sunny.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #604282 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: Red
• Brand: Innova

Features

• Tough Inflatable Boats in Small Backpacks
• Only Weighs 33 Lbs.!
• Take it Anywhere
• Great for Camping
• Great for Fishing

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Product
By P. Hancock
This boat has exceeded my expectations from day one! Durable, easy to inflate, superb tracking, compactness, and most of all very comfortable ie no backpain which I've had in other kayaks! We've paddled in snow, rain, heavy winds, in beaver dam infested rivers and in back country lakes that have never seen a boat on them.
Setup and pack up is quick and easy. They kayak easily rolls up and fits back in the backpack. The material is very thick and durable. Tracking is excellent due to fin and low profile in water -paddling in a 60km offshore wind on a small lake this boat tracked so much better than a friend's canoe which was forced to return to shore.
Four piece carbon fiber paddles make hiking a lot easier with the kayak. Make sure to treat the boat with the UV Tech spray to protect from UV rays. In cooler conditions wear rain gear as your legs will get wet from paddling.
This boat is best suited for smaller inland lakes and rivers. It's not suited for rivers with submerged rocks or other obstacles as you will snag the fin and potentially damage the area the fin attaches to.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent quality, very fast inflatable touring kayak
By Steve
After a couple of weeks of online research I bought the sunny. I am extremely impressed with the ease of setup and handling of this boat. It takes at most 10 minutes to set up. I use a LVM 12 volt inflator and a boat people top off pump. The only hassle is inflating the seats as neither the LVM or the top off pump fit the valves on the seats. I have to use a third foot pump in conjunction with some self made vinyl hoses (used to connect the pump nozzle to the valve) in order to inflate the seats. As others have said, inflate the seats first, put them in the boat and then inflate the side tubes. I inflate the floors last after putting the tracking fin in. If you forget the tracking fin you will notice it right away as the boat turns left and right with each paddle. The nice thing is that you can simply let some air out of the floor, lift the boat up and put the tracking fin in.

When inflated to specs, the boat is fast and tracks very straight. I paddled it in 15-20 MPH winds and the boat had no trouble going up wind. To me, it seems to track and go as fast as other rigid sit on tops that I've paddled. I have no problems averaging 3.5 MPH in this kayak. Just for fun, I tested it on a dead sprint and it made 5.6 MPH top speed on my Garmin GPS. These tests were performed with one paddler. It also continues to "coast" for quite a bit when you stop paddling. Very efficient hull.

The nice thing about this boat is that it is fairly light. I can easily pick it up (fully inflated) with one hand and carry stuff in my other hand on the way to the launch. No need for multiple trips when its time to go.

The boat comes with a nice dry bag back pack. The bag is a tight fit so if you are planning to put the boat back in the bag you will have to pay close attention to folding the boat just right. I needed a second person to help get the boat back in the bag after folding it up. Personally, I would only use the dry bag backpack to pack the boat into some remote location. Otherwise, the boat will likely go into a tub when done. One other note, if you are paddling in windy conditions, be sure to connect a line between you and the boat if you are going to go into the water. Otherwise you may find yourself stranded when the boat blows downwind faster than even Michael Phelps can swim.

This was a fantastic purchase. We plan to take it with us on trips to estuaries, local lakes as well as Hawaii and wherever else there are paddling opportunities. It will be in my family for a long time to come.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Among the best of the inflatables
By A. Selk
I've had the Sunny for two years as of this writing and have had no problems or issues. This is a very well built kayak. It works equally well as a single and double. It really handles quite well in diverse situations. I have been out on rivers, ponds, numerous larger lakes including Lake Michigan. The Sunny handles chop quite well, in fact better then most sit-on-top hard-shells. Of course it won't be up to what a true sea kayak can do as far as speed and distance, but for what it is I can't recommend it enough. It doesn't quite have the glide you get with a hard-shell but the Sunny is considered among the faster inflatables on the market. With the fin installed the tracking is very good.

The seats are very good but I have found for me and my partner that we use some extra closed cell padding. We don't use it for comfort as that is not an issue, but to raise us up a bit so it is easer to not hit the sides with the paddle. It should be noted that we both are about 5'2' so for us this issue comes up with nearly all kayaks. Even with both of us higher in the kayak which raises the center of gravity, it is still very stable. I do notice a difference, but not enough to be a concern. This kayak works very well for shorter people, which can't be said for many kayaks, both inflatable and hardshell.

As an apartment dweller a hardshell is not possible for me. Also trying to transport a hardshell with a compact car is not an easy task. The Sunny has really solved the problem as it can be transported with any vehicle. You could even do it on a bike with a trailer.

Two thumbs up for this one. It's expensive, but in the world of inflatables you generally get what you pay for.