elyob wrote:

Are most kayaks now made from plastic rather than GRP? Does anyone have
manufacturer links, shops etc?

More kayaks are plastic now, but touring, especially on the sea, is a
niche where glass is still an option, and in fact a preferable one in
many cases. It slides through the water better and is easier to repair
and maintain (plastic is pretty bombproof, but it just gets rough and
slow with time, where glass can be repaired back to a smooth finish
quite easily). There's no particular reason not to use a sea kayak in a
large river, especially a smaller one.

http://www.knoydart.co.uk/ are sea kayaking and touring specialists.
They have a line of folding boats which actually are train portable,
though we're not talking Brompton levels of fold convenience here, more
like 90 minutes assembly.

Pete.
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