A collaboration between Alpacka Raft and Immersion Research, the Sixmile is the first advanced bungee style spray skirt for packrafts. The new benchmark in performance and safety for the advancing class 3-4+ paddler, while being an ideal investment for those beginning their progression into class 2-3 whitewater.

The IR Sixmile Skirt features a kayak style neoprene tunnel, a hybrid TPU coated nylon deck with stretchy 1.5mm neoprene corners, a full perimeter neoprene casing, and high tension bungee matched to Alpacka's packable style cockpit and rim.

The high-tension bungee provides greater implosion resistance when running harder whitewater, while a specialized neoprene casing provides for an easy experience when putting the sprayskirt onto the rim of the packraft. 

To combat the flex of the packraft rim in whitewater, super sticky silicone grip strips placed on the underside of the casing keep the skirt securely in place.

Additional 1.5mm neoprene deck panels in a gray color keep your knees cooler on hot, sunny days, and provide stretch to accommodate a range of paddler sizes where one's knees may rise above the cockpit without sacrificing implosion resistance. 

IR’s grippy, corrugated, high-vis Eagle Talon grab handle holds its shape and prevents your hand from slipping off the end making it easy to find and pull in disorienting situations. While triple-reinforced seams are serged, topstitched and seam-taped for superior durability and dryness.

The Six Mile skirt comes in a range of tunnel sizes to accommodate various paddler body types.

Innovation is at the core of everything we do at Alpacka Raft. Over the last 25 years, we've pioneered packrafting from the durable little stubby open boats of the early 2000's to modern advanced hull designs like the Valkyrie and Mage that can take on some of the most famous whitewater runs in the world. Even though we introduced the first packraft whitewater deck in 2012, our spray skirts have changed little over the last decade and have been more focused on weight and packability than whitewater performance. Our first attempt at a higher performance packraft spray skirt, the HD skirt was a big leap forward but we needed help to take the next step.

Enter Immersion Research. While we were innovating packrafts, Immersion Research was innovating kayak spray skirts for the world's best athletes on the world's hardest whitewater. Alpacka's experience as the industry leader in packraft design and Immersion Research's experience as the industry leader in spray skirt design came together as the perfect collaboration to create a skirt that is perfectly matched to our highest performance packrafts.

The Sixmile Skirt aims to bridge the gap in packraft innovation and paddler progression by providing the driest, properly fitting spray skirt for those seeking to explore more whitewater paddling opportunities.

• High-tension bungee is user-friendly while offering a tight and dry fit
• 1.5mm abrasion-resistant Supratex II neoprene casing 
• 210d high tenacity nylon 6,6 TPU single side laminated with a heavy-duty pigmented TPU film. Only one side is coated which provides higher tear strength than a fabric with a coating on both sides.
• Eagle talon grab handle is grippy and easy to find
• 3MM neoprene tunnel is offered in many size variations to fit paddlers of most shapes and sizes (S-XL)

To measure, use your normal pants waist size as a reference point. If you don't know your normal size, use a soft measuring tape to measure your waist. Take this number and subtract by 2” then boom, you have your recommended tunnel size.