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Oops!… We Did It Again... Most probably we've designed and developed the best kayak in the world! Melker sees excellent market potential for its new Värmdö plant-based bio-composite kayak developed with the project team (Sicomin / Amorim / Bcomp / RISE), particularly due to its recent wins in the Best Sea/Touring Kayak category at the Paddling Magazine Industry Awards in the US and the Paddle Sports Show in Europe, which are significant endorsements from the paddlesports community. "...We are really proud and honored to receive these important awards and it’s a great acknowledgement of our efforts in making high performance...

In-house R&D, rapid prototyping using large-scale additive manufacturing (3D printing) for a more efficient product development, and a new plant-based material. This is the foundation of Melker of Sweden's new era of lightweight, high-performance, and plant-based construction for even more sustainable kayak manufacturing.“...This is significant for us. We can listen to the market's needs and quickly 3D print a full-sized prototype in one piece, which we can then intense field test in natural conditions and under different circumstances. We repeat the process until we are completely satisfied. In the final step, we manufacture moulds for efficient and sustainable serial production...” ...

All Melker's 2025 kayak models & sizes come with the all-new premium seat with exceptional comfort and easy sit-in adjustability. The seat also comes in three different sizes ( S / M / L ) and can be mounted in three different positions, which makes it possible to tailor the cockpit experience for every variety, preference, and size of the paddler. Key features 3 different sizes  ( S / M / L ) Backrest can be adjusted sitting inside the cockpit Backband support can be adjusted up/down Left and right hip-pads and seat-pad are fastened with premium velcro and can be repositioned Possible to remount the seat in 3 positions...

We are incredible proud to finally unveil our new era of lightweight, high-performance, and partly plant-based kayaks. All models & sizes available in two layup versions; Cork-Core and Trad-Core An all-new premium seat with exceptional comfort and easy sit-in adjustability, in three different sizes ( S / M / L ) Melker Värmdö wins both Product of the Year Awards 2025 and Paddling Magazine Industry Award 2024 We've been working hard to update all our digital channels and now you can find all information related to the Melker portfolio 2025 on our web melkerofsweden.se