How a person fits in a kayak can be a very personal thing. It really matters what your leg length is and how you sit and paddle.
We have customers that are 6'7" with size 16 shoes that are very happy with the fit of the Bluefin while we have had 5'10" people with size 10 shoes that claim it is impossible for them to fit.
Much seems to depend on the flexibility of the individual and their posture while paddling. If you sit upright in the kayak while padding you are much more likely to feel comfortable than a person that tends to lay backward and slide down in the seat while paddling.
The cockpit opening of the Bluefin measures 18″ wide by 35.5″ long which gives 48.5" total legroom from seat back to forward bulkhead. This should accommodate taller paddlers. Here’s a tip to see if you will be comfortable in the Bluefin. Sit on the floor with your back against the wall and place a box 48.5” from the wall. How does it feel? Are your legs and feet happy?
Our original model, the Bluefin 14, has a length from seat back to bulkhead of 45″. We have had many body types in the Pakayak Bluefin 14. Cort, who is in many of our videos, is 6’2″ with inseam length of 35″ and weighs around 190 pounds. We show Cort in this video at around 2:38: https://youtu.be/Def_3kxLJIs. He fits fine and loves paddling the boat. He is a surf ski paddler and also competes in OC racing (outrigger canoe – think Hawaii). He’s the one in the Eskimo roll video.
Doug, the inventor, had his dog in his lap while paddling a few times, and combined, they are 240 pounds. At a demo, we had someone who was over 275 lbs in our boat – no problem. Many of our customers paddle with their dogs.
