TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW YAK•A•LAUNCHER!
FRESHLY ENGINEERED FOR ADDED STABILITY AND EASE OF USE. The video below shows just how easy it is to step into your kayak.

Our Story

Sometimes, it takes a person involved in an activity personally to address a problem with that activity. So it is with the Yak-A-Launcher™. The "Launcher" was the brainchild of someone that paddles kayaks, in fact, has owned an outfitter business and knows all too well what the challenges are to safely getting into and out of a kayak or canoe. Arguably, that's the most dangerous (and challenging) part of the paddle-trip! The Launcher wasn't designed in order to "add yet another accessory to the product line of our growing list of products", and if you've ever tried to paddle up one of those jet-ski ramps, you know that it's quite impossible to do! The "personal kayak launcher" (Yak-A-Launcher™) is a floating dock for kayaks (or canoes) that will hold your paddle-craft steady-in-place as you load yourself, and your gear around you. And if you forget something, well that's not a problem. You can stand up or sit down (even bounce up & down!) with ease using the patented handrail that joins the two pontoons and rollers underneath the boat together. When assembled, it's a very sturdy and rugged unit. "Super seniors", those with disabilities, bad knees, or backs will find the Launcher indispensable, or at the very least, the Launcher will enable you paddle more or maybe extend your paddle- season. We get many testimonials from folks just like you who have become "Launcher Fans." See how easy it is to return to the dock!

  The Yak-A-Launcher was designed with some specific criteria in mind; The Launcher had to enable people to safely get in or out (stand up and sit down) calmly and without fear of upsetting the boat. It had to enable an individual to go paddling alone, without the help of another person to either push off or pull up the boat. The Launcher needed to be portable, that is, easily deployed or taken out of the water when not in use, or taken to a different location if desired. The Launcher weighs 35 pounds, less than most kayaks.

While the Launcher can be left in the water, like any other item left there, marine growth will attach to it in time. It is made of durable HDPE plastic, anodized aluminum, and stainless steel. The thick-padded rollers prevent scratching those nice plastic or composite paddle-craft! Perhaps most importantly, the product had to be affordable. At our place, we own thousands of dollars worth of kayaks and paddle-gear, but it would be nearly worthless to us without our Launcher! Some people in our area have kayaks/canoes that never get used because they just can't navigate the marsh, mud-bottom creek, or the distance from their dock to the water (with a Launcher it doesn't matter what that distance is!). We're also sure that the Launcher isn't the perfect solution for every situation, and by all means, if you have one of those nice modular floating docks, then their matching kayak dock would certainly look more custom …. but it wouldn't work as well as the Yak-A-Launcher. We're so confident the Yak-A-Launcher will solve your launching issues that we offer a money-back guarantee (less shipping costs). If you don't like it, send it back, no questions asked.