The Villain was made to take your river running and creeking as far as you want to go. Hardcore creeking or casual river running are done best with what the Villain offers, a stout package of performance and safety features.
Super Fast, stable, easy to roll hull, that reads your mind and goes where you want it to. Comfortable, but secure feeling cockpit, is backed up with Boat Armor outfitting to protect you if you need it. Super dry paddling boat that goes over things most boats go through. Boofing is as close to automatic as a boat gets in this bad boy.
The Paddler’s Advantage: Imagine feeling invincible. Feeling stable, and well protected with the ample volume around you, while feeling like you are paddling at your best. The Villain gives you that feeling. If you flip over, you’ll also be confident in your roll in this boat.
- Beginners- begin to get feelings of accomplishment right away. You’ll be rewarded with a stable easy to move around package. Learn to roll, boof, and river run.
- Intermediates- You’ll want to start finding new, more challenging creeks and rivers to take your Villain too. Catching eddies, ferries, boofing, and going over holes and out the other side will all feel easier. You’ll feel like your boat wants to stay upright more than ever before and you’ll be able to focus on the river more.
- Experts: The speed of the hull, paired up with the snappy turns into the smallest micro eddies make this boat a confidence inspiring ride through the hardest waters. Predictable waterfall running and resurfacing, Stable on, in, or under the water in big drops. Uni-shock bulkhead for leg, ankle, and boat protection in the case of impact. Perfect choice for extreme racing.
Villain S - Elite
- Length: 8’2”
- Width: 25.5”
- Height: 14.5″
- Volume: 79.5 gallons
- Cockpit size 20.5″ x 34.75″
- Weight: 45 lbs
- Target weight range: 100-180 lbs
Villain - Elite
- Length: 8’8”
- Width: 27.0”
- Height: 15.5”
- Volume: 92.5 gallons
- Cockpit size: 21.63″ x 36.75
- Weight: 48 lbs
- Weight Range: 155-230+
ELITE
- The hull is made from crosslinked polyethylene. No other major whitewater brand uses crosslink, despite its superior impact strength and abrasion resistance. Why? Crosslink is more expensive, takes longer to process, and requires more highly-skilled molders. Superlinear is tough. Crosslink is tougher and can be molded a bit lighter.
- Elites feature a seat with “Sweet Cheeks”, Jackson’s unique, custom-fit butt-pad, for all-day comfort.
The Elite seat sits atop a composite beam that integrates into the foam walls, providing unparalleled hull stiffness and total outfitting integrity.
- All Heros feature Jackson’s unique, adjust-on-the-fly Unishock footbrace system.
- WARRANTY: Three year limited warranty with hull replacement at no charge for first two years.
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