Comfy, playful light-touring & recreational kayak
| Low Volume (LV) | High Volume (HV) | |
| Length | 411 cm / 13.5’ | 442 cm / 14.5’ |
| Width | 59.5 cm / 23.5” | 62 cm / 24.5” |
| Weight | 19 kg / 42 lbs | 20 kg / 44 lbs |
| Cockpit size | 85 cm x 50 cm | 90,5 cm x 57,5 cm |
| Storage (liter) | 60 + 115 | 65 + 135 |
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Optimal paddler weight |
45-90 kg |
75-120 kg |
Description
With Melker Värmdö we introduce our next generation lightweight, high-performance, and plant-based construction in a really comfy, and playful light touring & recreational kayak.
The Värmdö is targeted for savvy performance paddlers and the more recreational "la dolce vita paddlers” who wants to feel like rockstars on the water (still being able to easily toss it up on the roof rack post paddling).
Sleek, forgiving, and stable for new paddlers to learn, with performance characteristics, predictability and endless play time for surf, roll, carve, and rock gardening.
The kayak comes with the all-new premium seat with exceptional comfort and easy sit-in adjustability. The seat also comes in three different sizes ( S / M / L ) which makes it possible to tailor the cockpit experience for every variety and size of the paddler.
The adjustable and rope operated skeg allows for true tracking in even the most challenging waters. The Värmdö is delivered rudder-ready (rudder kits are sold separately).
Melker Värmdö also packs well enough for your light overnight adventures, including a large inside cockpit storage with an easy access 8,5” click-on cover.
Production process & materials
Melker Värmdö is designed and developed in Sweden with Melker's proprietary plant-based, durable, and feather-light technology which revolutionizes the industry and helps protect the waters and environment we all love.
Melker's all-natural, sustainable and high-performance construction combines partly plant-based resin and gel coat with flax fibres and a solid cork core, which allows our kayaks to achieve the highest possible mechanical properties.
Melker's all-natural, sustainable and high-performance construction combines partly plant-based resin and gel coat with flax fibres and a solid cork core, which allows our kayaks to achieve the highest possible mechanical properties.
Cork-Core is our most lightweight and even more sustainable sandwich layup with cork-core, flax in the deck, GreenPoxy resin, and GreenCoat.
Produced with premium quality resins, gel coat, fibers, and core materials using vacuum infusion and heat cure process.
MELKER VÄRMDÖ wins Product of the Year Awards 2025 in the SEA KAYAKING category
Melker Värmdö is announced winner in the Product of the Year Awards 2025 in the most prestigious category Sea Kayaking. The award ceremony took place Wednesday the 25th of September at the premier annual international event The Paddle Sports Show in Strasbourg, France.
The award is selected by an international jury of paddle sports industry professionals and recognizes a sea kayak that significantly makes a difference where Melker Värmdö introduces Melker's new era of lightweight, high-performance, and plant-based construction in a really comfy, and playful light touring & recreational kayak.
"...We are really proud and honored to receive this important award and it’s a great acknowledgement of our efforts in making high-performance and more sustainable products..." says Pelle Stafshede, CEO & Creative Director of Melker of Sweden.
Melker Värmdö wins Paddling Magazine Industry Award 2024 for Best Sea/Touring Kayak
Melker Värmdö - a homage to the Stockholm Archipelago - is announced winner for Best Sea/Touring Kayak in the fifth annual Paddling Magazine Industry Award, based on a record number of votes with more than 38,000 ballots cast from retail buyers, consumers and media.
The award recognizes significant and innovative achievements in the development of products introduced to the paddlesports market this year.
Innovative and rapid prototyping behind next generation of kayaks from Melker of Sweden
In-house R&D, rapid prototyping for a more efficient product development, and a new plant-based material. This is the foundation of Melker of Sweden's new generation of light-weight, durable, and more environmentally friendly kayaks. The first model to be introduced is the new Värmdö.