Present for occasional kayaker

That looks good. Palm are a good, safe brand. Also consider Peak UK.

Re spraydeck - yep, also a good shout - couldn't imagine not using one but they do come with a bit of a 'mental step' to get over for some people - very much like clipped pedals. Is that her do you think? Only other snag with a spray deck is you need to know the size needed for the boat - easy enough to find out by measuring (or a google I'd imagine).

Poggies if she might consider paddling in the colder months are a bit of a revelation too.

A nice fitting spray deck means water doesn’t pool there and drip cold water into your lap. Lomo are good for the money.

Kayak jacket with neoprene cuffs stops water getting in your sleeves, wetting your base layer.

Pogies, neoprene gloves or open-palm mitts

Paddle leash also handy

Dry bags are always useful. Phone pouch maybe.

A cag won't be much use without a spraydeck; if conditions don't require a deck, then she'll only get wet if it rains, and any kind of waterproofs will do. The deck that Point55N sell for the boat looks expensive (UK site not working for me, US site shows it), but should definitely fit, other options might be:

[superstar equivalent] https://www.lomo.co.uk/products/lomo-rebel-kayak-neoprene-spray-deck/

[hope equivalent] https://www.chillcheater.com/products/aquatherm-spray-deck-with-fixed-waist?variant=43062017523904

In the iffy or windy summer days I get a lot of use out of a short sleeve cag. https://peakuk.com/jackets?product_id=338
Other present ideas could be Tilly paddlers hat https://uk.tilley.com/products/tws1-all-weather-hat Good quality stainless steel flask (the Red Paddle one works well) or if she likes her coffee an Aeropress Go.

If she doesn't mind the idea of a deck then I'd go for that first. Cags are great if there is any wind or spray but as always sizing is based on an average woman so if she generally needs to try clothing on then the same will apply here. As you put them on like a jumper if she is large chested some brands are better than others, although don't ask me which as I always bought mens as I'm apparently too tall for a woman 🙂
Pogies are great for keeping the hands warm, open palm mittens aren't quite as warm but are easier to flick on and off.

How about a waterproof camera for some on water shots?
Or an aquapack for a phone or car keys?

Thanks for the advice I think a spray deck and some pogoes will be a start. Doesn’t look as though Point65N ship to the uk anymore so I think the Lomo ones might work.

A small contribution to the spray deck debate.
My partner has always struggled getting a neoprene deck over the cockpit rim.
A female friend who paddles with me sometimes has similar problems.
We recently got Reed decks and they go on much easier.

I had to find out what a "martini GTX modular' was, that's a bit mind blowing ! Do you extend it for tandem use ?

Dry cag or dry pants looks like a good option as does a spray deck if Mrs Kilo is happy using one.

I wouldn't get pogies before a cag. I suffer from cold hands, but I only use pogies when the temperature approaches freezing. If dropping pogies allows budget for the Reed deck rather than the Lomo that would (on reflection) be better for an occasional kayaker, both for ease of fitting to the boat and comfort fitting round the paddler (my wife doesn't like decks with neoprene body tubes)

I had to find out what a “martini GTX modular’ was, that’s a bit mind blowing ! Do you extend it for tandem use

Not a chance of getting me out in it! I don’t swim and the one time I tried kayaking the kayak sank and I was left bobbing around in a big lake!

It is quite a good bit of kit. It lives in our house in Kerry and we wanted something we could just chuck in the back of a hire car as a change from a SUP.

Mrs kilo got quite a bit of use of it this year, local lakes and some coastal paddling.
Second time trying to post this, forum is very hit and miss atm

The modular kayak is new to me too. The cockpit opening is very large so finding a spraydeck to fit might be difficult, definitely measure carefully. Also when the cockpit is that large reaching the front edge to put the deck on is quite difficult.

What about a guidebook? Pesda press are the go to publisher Irish Canoe Classics

Good shout on the book!

Another newbie to the modular kayak thing. That’s super cool. Coming from a racing POV I’m used to crew boats, and now I’m wondering I I could make a K4 for holidays with the family, we could cover some serious distance!

Personally I always use a spraydeck unless it’s really warm, I just prefer it, and I’d hate to be on the sea without one, I never wear a cag, if it’s cold and rough enough for a cag then would she go out? I was paddling with Mrs Prawny yesterday who’s just starting out and it was miserable, too cold to be pleasant (I was the only one without a cag obviously 🙄).

Books are always a good idea, if she needs inspiration, and at the higher end of the budget if she’s a bit of a nerd and she hasn’t already got one a gps watch to track distance is fun. I take my phone in a waterproof pouch so I can be followed on Garmin live track if I go on my own.

I’ve got some bone conduction headphones too, if the sounds on nature get boring.

I had to find out what a “martini GTX modular’ was, that’s a bit mind blowing ! Do you extend it for tandem use ?

I'd never heard of it either.   It looks a really neat solution. We had a Necky Amaruk for a while but getting it on/off the roofrack was a pain.

Interested to know if it work as well as the video suggests?

Just skipped through the video. There’s definitely a knack to putting it together and more so taking it apart, when you hit it right it is very simple. Probably best to read and remember the instructions rather than relying on the power of swearing. The halves have a bit of weight to them, not massively but enough so i don’t think you’d be portering it for miles. But on the plus side it’s not some cheap Lidl toy boat
The single seat version fits in the rear of a Skoda roomster with the rear seats folded up.
Mrs kilo says it floats / sails / goes well and the red ones are faster