The Firecracker is a #HalfSizeHalfSlice to whip into every micro-eddy, snap onto every wave, and get vertical absolutely everywhere - no matter who you are, you'll be able to throw this around, sky-gaze, and have the comfort and confidence to nail that new move.
Compact and lightweight half-slice design
Half the size means twice the potential for getting airborne!
Spinnable, surfable, stable planing hull
A bow that stays dry downriver, but you can still get down and party with
Enjoy explosive moments of fun and relax without consequence between them
Don't just unlock the river, blow the doors off!
Compact and lightweight half-slice design
Half-Slice Design
Half the size means twice the potential for getting airborne!
Airborne Potential!
Spinnable, surfable, stable planing hull
Planing Hull
A bow that stays dry downriver, but you can still get down and party with
Dry Bow
Enjoy explosive moments of fun and relax without consequence between them
Explosive Freestyle Fun
Don't just unlock the river, blow the doors off!
Unlock the River
Half-Slice Design Compact and lightweight half-slice design
Airborne Potential! Half the size means twice the potential for getting airborne!
Dry Bow A bow that stays dry downriver, but you can still get down and party with
Explosive Freestyle Fun Enjoy explosive moments of fun and relax without consequence between them
Unlock the River Don't just unlock the river, blow the doors off!
DIMENSIONS, VOLUME & WEIGHT
Size
232
Length
232cm / 7' 8"
Width
63cm / 25"
External Cockpit Length
91cm / 36"
External Cockpit Width
52cm / 20.5"
Volume
235l / 62(us) gal
Weight
18kg / 40lb
Optimum Paddler Weight
40-65kg / 90-146lb
DIMENSIONS, VOLUME & WEIGHT
Sizes
232
242
252
Length
232cm / 7' 8"
242cm / 7' 11"
252cm / 8' 3"
Width
63cm / 25"
66cm / 26"
70cm / 27.5"
External Cockpit Length
91cm / 36"
91.5cm / 36"
91.5cm / 36"
External Cockpit Width
52cm / 20.5"
52cm / 20.5"
52cm / 20.5"
Volume
235l / 62(us) gal
259l / 68(us)gal
287l / 76(us)gal
Hatch Volume
Weight
18kg / 40lb
19kg / 41lb
21kg / 46lb
Optimum Paddler Weight
40-65kg / 90-146lb
60-90kg / 135-200lb
80-130kg / 176-287lb
// MORE VIDEOS
Pyranha Firecracker Kayak
Above & Below have been playing about in their new Firecracker demos at Lee Valley Whitewater Centre and had an absolute blast!
Firecracker: Explained
Kyle Rodger and Rhys Thomson talk us through our #HalfSizeHalfSlice, the Firecracker.
Setting the Firecracker off in North Wales
Dan Jones and Aaron Kendall unleash the explosive freeride energy of our #HalfSizeHalfSlice, the Firecracker, on the Afon Dyfrdwy (River Dee) in Llangollen, North Wales.
Setting the Firecracker off in Columbus
Wade Harrison has a blast in our new #HalfSizeHalfSlice, the Firecracker, at RushSouth Whitewater Park in Columbus, GA.
Setting the Firecracker off in Scotland
Rowan Andrew, Rhys Thomson, Kyle Rogers, and co take our new #HalfSizeHalfSlice, the Firecracker, out for some casual freeride fun on Scotland's scenic whitewater.
A range of our accessories can be purchased through our webstore
Short Playful Half-Slice Whitewater Kayak
Reviewer: Bryon Dorr / Gear Junkie
The evolution of the half-slice whitewater kayak has led to the Pyranha Firecracker, an 8-foot super-playful design that is appropriate for beginners and the most advanced downriver freestyle hucksters alike.
Beginners should love the Pyranha Firecracker as a one-boat quiver for learning to downriver paddle, surf, and squirt. Intermediate and advanced paddlers should love the boat for progressing downriver freestyle and unlocking the play potential of lower-volume class four/five.
While way more advanced and freestyle-oriented, the Firecracker reminds me a lot of my very first kayak, a Pyranha Attack. The Attack was an early 2000s all-around budget- and beginner-friendly whitewater kayak of similar size and general shape.
Is the Pyranha Firecracker the ultimate downriver freestyle kayak? The Pyranha team hopes so. It should be a better surfer and easier to get vertical than the Ripper, and easier to paddle, more comfortable, and more hard-rapid capable than the Ozone.
Inside the New Pyranha Firecracker Half-size/Half-Slice
Reviewer: Levi Rhones / Paddling Life
Get ready to light your fuse and blast off. Pyranha's new Firecracker is an explosive, downriver freeride energy machine that will up your play game on the water.
I've had the pleasure of getting to know the Pyranha Firecracker over the past few weeks and have found it to be an absolute blast. It offers an in-between for fans of the Ozone and Ripper, that want a shorter, more playful half-slice. With a poppy bow, sleek stern, and wide hull, it paddles with a nice balance of playfulness and forgiveness.
