Designed as a responsive, light-weight boat suitable for day trips in rough water it is equally at home poking into sheltered estuaries or exploring the shore of isolated coves. This design will carry a large paddler through rough conditions yet it is small enough to be easily handled by petite kayakers. With a form inspired by the Inuit inventors of kayaking, the Petrel will appeal to devoted Greenland-style paddlers without being intimidating to novice sea kayakers.
The “transitioning” chine varies from a quite rounded, soft chine forward to a hard chine aft of the cockpit. The forward section provides smooth performance pushing out into waves and reduces the tendency to broach while surfing. The hard chine aft provides some shape that facilitates carving and leaned turns. The deck shape takes its queue from Greenlandic Inuit skin-on-frame designs with a sharp chine-like feature line on either side. This provides height where you need it for knee room, while keeping the deck low over all. The side of the deck slopes in quickly so it is out of the way for close-to-the-hull strokes.
Fiberglass Infusion
Weight: 40 pounds
Cost: $4,950.00 + tax
We take a combination of different weight E-Glass cloths and orient them for maximum durability. With a Gelcoat finish, we have selected a variety of cloths and fiber orientations to achieve a super tough layup that would be an option by other kayak manufacturers. We add a layer of Innegra to balance the toughness with light weight and infuse it with Epoxy Resin. With a weight at 40 pounds , this layup is more than the average paddler will ever need in terms of toughness.
Basalt/Innegra
Weight: 36 pounds
Cost: $5,400
This layup is for the active water paddler or instructor/guide who puts their equipment to the test and paddles in extreme conditions. We utilize S-Glass, which is a civilian derivative of military spec S2 fiberglass cloth. With 30% more strength and stiffness and combined with Innegra, this is a premium fiberglass layup that will take abuse like no other. Like the Fiberglass Infusion layup, it is infused with Vinylester Resin.
Hybrid Ultraglass Hull/Carbon Fiber Deck
Weight: 36 pounds
Cost: $6,400 + tax
Take a Fiberglass hull and match it to a Carbon fiber layup deck, you will get the strength of the fiberglass hull and combine it with the stiffness and light weight of Carbon fiber on the deck. If you want it all, light weight and ultimate strength, this layup will give you both. With optional clear coating on the deck to show off the Carbon Fiber, this option will stand out among the competition.
Carbon Lite
Weight: 30 pounds
Cost: $6,900 + tax
The layup for the paddler wanting the lightest boat possible. We have combined the light weight of Carbon Fiber, with the toughness of Innegra for an ultralight and durable layup. In the past, carbon boats have needed special care when paddling to avoid damage. Not anymore. We have tested this combination and it is simply amazing and durable.
Specifications
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Length: 17 Feet
Beam: 20 Inches
Hull Form: Swede
Depth at knee: 10 1/4 Inches
Depth at rear of cockpit: 6 3/4 Inches
Designed by- Nick Schade
Included in Options Above:
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Deck Rigging (choice of color)
Kayak color scheme
Clear Coat Option on Carbon Fiber
Custom foam seat included thigh braces
Custom Options/Add ons
Keel Strips (choice of color) $250
Pump Housing $150