Sit-on-top kayaks are ultimately more user-friendly, stable, and accessible than sit-inside kayaks, but what you gain in convenience you tend to lose in performance and speed — until now. Swell ...

“Today, you get to use the state of the art,” Jim Sammons said as he gestured at a fishing kayak sitting on the sand at La Jolla Shores. The kayak’s sharp, gracefully lifted nose already pointed at ...