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AdvancedFrame Sport
AdvancedFrame Sport Description
The AdvancedFrame® Sport is a light-weight version of our popular AdvancedFrame® kayak. Although nearly identical in shape and form to the original AdvancedFrame®, it sports a large cockpit opening for easy entry and exit. Incorporating our proven aluminum rib-frame technology in the bow and stern provides increased paddling performance in this sporty design. With performance similar to a hard-shell kayak and the packability of an inflatable, you are only a few pumps away from your next adventure!
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AdvancedFrame Sport Specs and Features
- Structure: Inflatable
- Cockpit Type: Sit Inside
- Seating Configuration: Solo
- Ideal Paddler Size: Smaller Adult/Child, Average Adult
- Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
- Ideal Paddler Size: Smaller Adult/Child, Average Adult
- Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Additional Attributes
- carrying duffel
- Repair kit included.
- folding seat
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AdvancedFrame Sport Reviews
Read reviews for the AdvancedFrame Sport by Advanced Elements as submitted by your fellow paddlers. All of the reviews are created and written by paddlers like you, so be sure to submit your own review and be part of the community!
I originally posted a…
I originally posted a terrible product review here and I have to say that I was WRONG. The Customer service is Incredible. They were responsive and helpful. I am looking forward to using this product for a long time. Don't hesitate to buy this product. They are great.
I've wanted a kayak for years…
Excellent customer service…
My husband and I have…
My husband and I have purchased 2 of the advanced frame sport kayaks primarily to be able to travel with time on a plane. We have not taken them on a plane yet, but have traveled with them to Voyageurs National Park and we were able to take them as luggage to Isle Royale, saving us money. In Voyageurs we used them for Kayak camping and they handled very well on rough waters with our gear, we feel we would have been swamped if we were using our hard shell boats. We also enjoyed paddling them on Lake Superior at Isle Royale. We have also played with the dolphins at Edisto Beach. Hopefully this year we will get the opportunity to travel with them to the west coast.
I didn't give the kayak 5…
I didn't give the kayak 5 stars simply because it has a modified valve and a separate pump is needed to blow it up.However, the stitching is excellent and easy to get it in the water, handles very well (almost as good as a hard tail), and tracks perfect with minimal paddling skill. I would not hesitate to purchase another, and am pleased with the AE's customer support!
Purchased this inflatable…
Purchased this inflatable kayak with the intention of ease of transport on and off our trawler. I am very impressed with how light this kayak is and how well it tracks when paddling. It only takes ten minutes to inflate and be ready for use and stores compactly. This is an affordable option for entry level paddlers and demonstrates quality construction.
I loved my advanced frame…
I loved my advanced frame sport when I used it all summer. I love, love, love it with the drop stitched floor I just bought. It is a joy to paddle, very stable and tracks great. The stiff floor keeps the kayak higher and dryer and what little water gets in is easy to dry out when done. I went out December 26 and had the best kayaking day ever. I'm not an expert, but have several kayaks, low to mid range in price. The AE advanced frame sport equipped with drop stitched floor is a whole new level in paddling efficiency, comfort and ease of transport!
my favorite thing about this…
After purchasing an…
I immediately bought a second and they are always in the back of my CRV so that I can be spontaneous with anyone interested in joining me. I use a 12 volt pump but top off the main chamber and floor with a foot pump. Two of us together can have both kayaks ready to go in under ten minutes. Tracking is very good and the seat is way more comfortable over time than a hard-shell. Sometimes windy conditions can be a challenge, but not unmanageable.
People are always stopping me to ask questions and are impressed that I don't need a rack and can lift these myself. I am strong but now over 60 and must look ahead because I have many years yet that I hope to enjoy the water. Love these kayaks!
We like our kayaks, although…
We have 4 AE Sport kayaks for…
This 10.5 foot inflatable…
The Advanced Elements Advance Frame Sport is great for those paddlers who can no longer lift and portage heavy kayaks or who don't have the storage space for big hardshell kayaks but still want to get out on the water. Other great features of this kayak are the 2 velcro straps on each side of the deck to hold two full size paddles, lots of storage space behind the seat and deck rigging,the easy-to-use inflate/deflate air valves, 2 molded grip handles and the puncture resistant hull material. Great little recreational kayak!!!
I purchased my Advanced…
The AE AF Sport is my third inflatable kayak and by far the best one I have owned thus far. I found it handled 1 foot waves on a lake quiet well and tracked and sliced through the water like a hard shell kayak. I love the fact that it weighs only 26 lbs (plus another pound with the backbone installed). I use my AE Inflatable foot rest for added leg stability. I absolutely love the paddle holders on both sides and the deck rigging bungee cord for holding my manual bilge pump(just in case I need it).
I like the orange and blue sporty design on the deck (easy to see on the water for safety reasons), the built-in carry handles and the fact that it is so portable unlike hard shell kayaks. I believe that the aluminum ribs in the bow and stern combined with the AE Backbone I purchased, give the AE AF Sport excellent tracking and performance. I am very pleased with my purchase and would purchase AE inflatables again and I recommend them to friends and family. If you cannot lift heavy hard shell kayaks due to physical problems, but still want to be able to go kayaking, then inflatable kayaks are your ticket to getting out there and enjoying being "at one with water" again.
PS: My first AE inflatable kayak was the Fire Fly but I found it to be too short (at 7ft. 10 in. long) to track well unless I used really shallow paddle strokes. It is very stable on the water. I found it to be a well constructed inflatable kayak good for kids or small adults. I have tried to sell it online but no one wants to buy it because they think it is just a cheap plastic kayak like the ones you can get at discount stores but AE inflatable kayaks are not cheaply made at all.
Thank you Advanced Elements, for making such quality products at reasonable prices.
I have had my Advanced Frame…
My only complaint is that it sits higher off the water than most hardshell boats and is a little dicey in wind. But I can flyfish out of it, and now that I have an RV, it even fits in a storage locker underneath--still no rack to worry about! Great boat, small price, and no matter what other boats I may own, I will probably keep my AF Sport!
Loved it! I have some real physical issues, some of which P related…
I have some real physical issues, some of which P related in review of Pelican Break. I have rheumatoid arthritis, and a neurological condition. The neuro has left me very - as in VERY - weak. The advertised and probably very near accurate 26 lb of this boat is about all I can handle, and I must be careful of carry in that I also have issue with connective tissue and can easily pop ribs out of place fore and aft. I am also a business owner, but I do not do this to make a lot of $$$, but to work around many issues including the base issue of mine: autism, and I make very little $ and also live in a house all of 8' x 15' (really) and have small storage space. Rubber ducks are good.
The Advanced Frame is light enough to work for me. It folds small enough to store even in my house, and can carry as luggage; that last bit assisted me a lot in carry inasmuch as I am weak. The boat sets up quickly and with little effort (goodie). It also goes easily back into its bag... my earlier inflatoboat did not. This is not like fighting an angry anaconda upon deflation and stow. It is nearly too easy. The quality of materials is wonderful. The bag it came in and goes back into is of higher quality than the Sevylor boat I had previously owned. all is well considered.
The boat is a good boat, not "Well, it's okay for being an inflatable..." I found that it tracked well, and that even I (equipped with a Canon was it, Cascade paddle) could easily make 3.5 MPH at cruise in still air. Also, this boat eats wind! I live at nearly 7,000 MSL in the mountains of Arizona and there can be wind here. The boat works waves (such as I encountered - to about 18" trough to crest) and wind at any angle on the boat. No ill handling at all, easy ride, good tracking, the wet I got came from paddle drip in the wind. I had it on GPS to 3.5 cruise and about 4.25 top. I think a hard boat of this LOA would not beat that by much. And it was comfortable too, both to paddle and to carry.
I have no complaints at all about the Advanced Frame Sport. I loved it. I also must state that Airkayaks.com is the place to buy. They were nice and service was fast and prices the best. So why the past tense? Well, whereas I loved the Advanced Frame Sport, I would if I could, return my life! Business sucks in this Obamaconomy and my architectural business (about $10,000.00 gross last year) is not doing well. In a bad economy marginal persons such as myself suck the first and the worst. The county government that I must deal with has several of my jobs in the realm of von neuman incompleatness and I have not been paid for a long time. i just sold 'yak and paddle and vest and pump to make this month's credit card bill. When life gives you lemons, rub your eyes with them - my new motto.
But the boat was a goodie. Gal I sold it to calls it "a Cadillac' in comparison with her other boat. I wish I had the receipt to my life!