Aries

The P & H Aries is a custom made sea kayak that has been designed and built here in the UK. This playful sea kayak is available in two sizes, the Aries 150 and also the Aries 155. They are ideal for exploring the coast line, playing on tidal races and also longer sea kayaking expeditions.

P & H have designed the Aries to sit alongside its plastic counterpart, the P & H Delphin. The Aries is available in a number of different constructions, giving you the opportunity to achieve the perfect level of performance, weight and budget. You can choose custom options such as deck colour, hull colour, keel strips, side seams, custom bulkheads, footrest options and things such as bilge pumps.

The Aries sea kayak has a large rocker which makes it highly manoeuvrable. The rear of the kayak does not carry the same traditional looks as its cut quote square, which then helps to maintain the speed of the kayak while keeping it at a shorter length than other options. The rear of the kayak is also home to a retractable skeg that is controlled from the side of the cockpit. The bow has plenty of volume and is flared to ensure that it lifts well through a wave, the mid-section of the kayak is fairly flat but the front of the boat is well chinned so it will help to carve turns. The deck then features a full array of deck elastics and located towards the bow of the kayak is a moulded-in recess that is suitable for a Silva 70P compass.

P & H have designed the Aries 155 with a 4 hatch configuration; the front of the kayak has a 24cm bow hatch and also a 15cm day pod hatch just in front of the cockpit. The rear deck then incorporates a 20cm rear day hatch and a 42cm x 30cm oval hatch. The Aries 150 is generally the same; however there is not enough space for the rear oval hatch so this is instead fitted with a second round 24cm hatch.

The Aries falls into the category of boats that are ideal for adding sailing rig to. The sailing rig is best ordered at the time of production as this then enables you to have the front dagger board fitted. While this does reduce some of the space in the foot area of the kayak, it ensures that you have better control for when you are tacking and sailing across the wind.

***Demo Model Available***

Features: 
Available for Demo in the Aries 155
Custom Made 
2 Size Options
Custom Colour options
Metallic Colour Options
Side Seam Line Options
Keel Strip Options
2 Seat Options
Custom Bulkhead Options
Skeg Options
Rudder Options
Footrest Options 
Silva 70P Option
Towline Mounting Point Option
Pump Options 
Wide Planing Hull 
Smooth Chines
Plenty of Rocker
Squared off Stern for greater forward speed 
Low back deck and cockpit for easy rolling 

6 Construction options:
Performance Diolen - Basic Glass / Diolen Construction
Lightweight Performance Diolen - Basic Glass - Diolen Construction in a lighter weight
Lightweight Kevlar Diolen Hybrid - A Lightweight Glass / Diolen Construction featuring Kevlar
Expedtion Diolen - A Heavy Duty Diolen Hull with a reinforced Diolen Deck, 35mm Wide Outside Seam and a Kevlar Keel Strip
Lightweight Kevlar Carbon - Lighweight Kevlar Carbon hull with a glass deck and a 20cm glass reinforced outside seam
Lightweight Kevlar Carbon with a Clear Hull - Lightweight Kevlar Carbon hull with a clear finish, a lightweight glass and kevlar deck with a 20cm glass  reinforced outside seam.  

Aries 150:
24cm Front Hatch
15cm Front Day Hatch
24cm Rear Hatch
20cm Rear Day Hatch

Aries 155:
24cm front hatch
15cm front day hatch
42cm x 30cm rear hatch
20cm Rear day hatch

Dimensions:
Aries 150:
Boat Length - 466cm
Boat Width - 56cm
Carrying Capacity - 40-105Kg
Boat Weight in Diolen - 23Kg
Boat Weight in Carbon / Kevlar - 22Kg
Boat Weight in Lightweight Carbon / Kevlar - 21kg 
Clear Hull Weight Reduction - 1Kg
Cockpit Size - 81 x 42cm

Aries 155:
Boat Length - 485cm
Boat Width - 57cm
Carrying Capacity - 65-125Kg
Boat Weight in Diolen - 25Kg
Boat Weight in Carbon / Kevlar - 24.5Kg
Boat Weight in Lightweight Carbon / Kevlar - 23.5kg 
Clear Hull Weight Reduction - 1Kg
Cockpit Size - 81 x 42cm