Spade Full House

A stable platform, pronounced rocker, plenty of volume, and a sufficiently long waterline: The Full House is our answer to the question of what a modern creeker should look like. Do you want your kayak to be fast, maneuverable, dynamic on the edge, yet also predictable, stable, easy to boof, and surf well? If you’re looking for a whitewater kayak you can rely on when pushing your limits, or one that will make getting there easier, the Full House is the perfect choice.

Rocker & Waterline

If you look at modern whitewater kayaks, one thing stands out above all: an increasingly extreme rocker. We, too, wanted to develop a boat that would literally keep you on top of the water, instead of having to laboriously fight your way through features. The problem: the greater the rocker, the slower and more unstable the kayak. The equation “length matters” doesn’t refer to the overall size of the kayak, but rather to its waterline. And that gets shorter when the keel drop starts early. To achieve a good balance between speed, maneuverability, and rocker, we stretched the Full-House to a length of 284 cm. It sounds like a lot, but it corresponds to the waterline of a much shorter boat with less rocker. The result is a kayak that lets you effortlessly ride curls and rollers, reaching astonishing speeds in whitewater.

Platform

The Full House is a boat for difficult whitewater and has plenty of reserves, even in the hardest white water. This requires a stable platform, meaning a certain area of ​​the lower hull that sits more or less flat in the water. Paired with the 70 cm width allows us to tuck the edges of the Full House so that it’s less susceptible to cross currants or tripping up in shallow water and allows the boat to be easily edged. This way, you’ll maintain the upper hand even in complex rapids with many consecutive moves. Pronounced edges in the lower hull ensure the response you expect from the boat when you drive on the rail.

Volume

With its 360-liter volume, the full house floats on top even in the largest features, even with a large payload, providing a great deal of security in whitewater. Despite its generous dimensions, it doesn’t feel oversized or sluggish. The secret lies in the distribution of the volume. The aforementioned overall length of the Full House gave us the necessary flexibility to design the stern in a modern way without compromise. Of course, it’s not “sliced,” but narrow enough to place a slight weight on the edge, thus lifting the bow even more effortlessly. The balanced tail rocker gives the Full House high skipability – after drops and rolls, the tail doesn’t get stuck, but pushes out and away from the drop or feature. There’s no question that the Full House is a big boat. In typical Spade style, the cockpit and knee area are designed to stay out of the way of even smaller riders when paddling. Because we’ve long known that whitewater ambitions aren’t a question of size and wish to give all the correct tools to accomplish their dreams.

Conclusion

Whether it’s a multi-day expedition at the limit or a controlled ascent to the next whitewater level: the Full House is your ace up your sleeve!

Weight: 44lbs
Length: 284cm
Width: 70cm
Volume: 360L