In the June 2010 issue of Seakayaker magazine there’s an interesting report on the Ultralight. The interesting thing is the extra speed they got from their kayak by adding simple streamlining the the shaft of the Ultralight. It makes a big improvement—increasing the speed from 4.25 knots to 5.5 knots—and…
I’d like to introduce David and Yukiko in their new inflatable Sea Eagle kayak with the Torqeedo Travel 1003 on the transom. Its a nice stable design and the catamaran configuration makes it ideally suited to fitting an outboard with the prop between the two hulls. For good balance the…
The strong clean outboard for small boats. The most popular motor in the entire Torqeedo range is the Travel 1003 which includes many advances over its 801 predecessor. And the nice thing is that these advances have come with only a very minor increase in price (for example the price…
Torqeedo brings you the World’s first dedicated kayak motor. Kayaks are a simple, quiet and healthy way to get out on the water, whether for touring, fishing or just escaping for a few hours R&R. If, like us, your memories of having energy to spare are a little hazy, then
The Cruise R outboards come with a remote throttle, and connecting rod for remote steering, which makes them suitable as the main motor for a small yacht or river boat. The Cruise 4R is similar in thrust to a 10hp petrol outboard and I use this type as the main…
For five days from last Thursday I was immersed in the razzamatazz of the Sydney boat show on the Torqeedo Australia stand. One of the founding partners of Torqeedo, Christoph Ballin, was visiting from Germany and helped out on the stand as well as dropped by to my new office…