About Us

We're building kayaks unlike any other, right here on Vancouver Island, for over 15 years.

Our Mission

To create innovative paddle and sail craft embodying performance, stability, craftsmanship, and quality, for complete owner satisfaction.

With current technologies, materials and design, our challenge is to eliminate noise pollution, engine emissions and dependence on non-renewable resources. Humans have the ability to paddle, sail, bike or run into the next millennium with elegance and efficiency.

We believe that people benefit from "interfacing" with real reality, challenging themselves in the physical environment. Flying down the face of a real wave is infinitely more exhilarating than flying through cyberspace. We encourage you to honour, support and practice your physical gifts.

Lightspeed Kayaks are designed to enhance these abilities and heighten the experience. Accept the challenge!

"The success of all humanity can only be accomplished by a terrestrially comprehensive, technologically competent design revolution. This revolution must develop artefacts whose energy-use efficiency... occasions the spontaneous adoption by humanity."
R. Buckminster Fuller - "Critical Path"

Outside the Lightspeed Kayaks facility.

Above: A look at one of our Squall Sailing Kits outside our Qualicum Beach facility.

Our Background

Extreme Interface Ltd. was formed in 1991 to design and manufacture products that would allow humans to "interface and leave no trace" in the natural environment. Kayaks and paddles enable users to move, silently and pollution-free, to some of the most remote places on earth.

Extreme Interface offers an elegant product line from fully outfitted touring kayaks to beautifully hand-crafted paddles, to whitewater kayaks and play boats; each with its own unique, uncompromising Lightspeed-quality design.

We are unsurpassed in our drive to solve design challenges by searching for the simplest, most elegant solution. "Form follows function". Our designs are "no compromise", not merely middle of the road products.

We have essentially re-invented the touring kayak.

While our design approach may narrow a product's market, it greatly improves performance and end-user satisfaction.

Learn More

You can learn more about our revolutionary kayaks in our online Kayak Catalogue.