Pyranha’s quest to make the best kayaks on the market started many years ago. 54 years ago, to be exact. Over this time, both Pyranha individually and the industry as a whole have faced many challenges; our small team of Enthusiasts has overcome these by simply following our passion, and producing paddler-led, paddler-focused designs, amongst which we’re comfortable in saying we’ve all found something that’s left us out on the water beaming from ear to ear at one point or another.
During the pandemic, we saw the outdoor industry boom, with participation increasing across outdoor sports of all kinds as people sought an escape beyond their own four walls and their local supermarket. Many others have found that same enjoyment we know well and become as hopelessly addicted to it as we are, but despite our hopes, it was clear the levels of participation of the post-pandemic boom were not sustainable, and neither were the resultant market demand or corresponding levels of production.
2025 came as expected, with an increase in political volatility, global crises, and economic pressures; the outdoor industry is not immune to these. Costs for all of our customers and ourselves have increased significantly these last few years, compounded by unexpectedly increased taxation and labour costs. In addition, costs are also rising universally across our suppliers, including significant increases to energy rates and rent.
There is little margin for ourselves or the specialist retailers we work with to absorb these cost increases, and we have, therefore, been forced into a position where we must now increase prices beyond our initial expectations for the year. Nonetheless, we are working hard to keep the impact of this as low as possible and expect it to be around a maximum of 7%. We can assure you that we will not profit from this increase; it will simply enable us to maintain our business vision moving forward and continue to innovate and provide the very best kayaks we can.
We aim to implement these price increases on March 31st, and very much hope that this advance notice will help those looking for a canoe or kayak in the near future to strike while the iron is hot, save themselves some money, and help support our network of specialist retailers while securing the canoe or kayak they’ve been dreaming of in the process.
Happy paddling,
Pyranha