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I still have this, my first and only sea kayak.
The Baidarka Explorer was designed by Derek Hutchinson. It has a very pronounced V–shaped hull and as it has a cutter bow and stern the keel extends the whole length of the waterline. This coupled with its Swedish form makes it quite a fast boat. The turned up bits on the bow and stern are Hutchinson’s interpretation of the bifurcated bows on the skin boats of the Aleutian Islands (it's Russian for 'little boat').
expedition boat designed to carry large loads. It’s very good at going from A to B in as straight a line as possible but it's not very manoeuvrable: even when edged right over in a high brace turn it doesn’t turn quickly. When loaded that deep V keel is pushed down into the water and the soft chines give it very good secondary stability. When cranked over there’s a positive feel to edging. But when empty it rides higher in the water so you’re sitting on that V shape which makes it very twitchy and the positive feel of the chines disappears. The high peak on the fore deck makes it a very easy boat to roll. This is an old design now there are more modern expedition boats around that will carry as much, are just as fast, more manoeuvrable and better behaved when empty.
But they don't look so weirdly wonderful.
I bought mine second-hand in Anglesey, and carried it back on the ferry to Dublin. Customs didn't know what to make of it: I had it slung on my shoulder and said it was hand-luggage. It's made of kevlar/carbon, super-light compared to plastic boats and is near-indestructible.
It's 20 years old this year - about a third of my age - and I want to be pushed out to sea in it when I'm dead.
I still have this, my first and only sea kayak.
The Baidarka Explorer was designed by Derek Hutchinson. It has a very pronounced V–shaped hull and as it has a cutter bow and stern the keel extends the whole length of the waterline. This coupled with its Swedish form makes it quite a fast boat. The turned up bits on the bow and stern are Hutchinson’s interpretation of the bifurcated bows on the skin boats of the Aleutian Islands (it's Russian for 'little boat').
expedition boat designed to carry large loads. It’s very good at going from A to B in as straight a line as possible but it's not very manoeuvrable: even when edged right over in a high brace turn it doesn’t turn quickly. When loaded that deep V keel is pushed down into the water and the soft chines give it very good secondary stability. When cranked over there’s a positive feel to edging. But when empty it rides higher in the water so you’re sitting on that V shape which makes it very twitchy and the positive feel of the chines disappears. The high peak on the fore deck makes it a very easy boat to roll. This is an old design now there are more modern expedition boats around that will carry as much, are just as fast, more manoeuvrable and better behaved when empty.
But they don't look so weirdly wonderful.
I bought mine second-hand in Anglesey, and carried it back on the ferry to Dublin. Customs didn't know what to make of it: I had it slung on my shoulder and said it was hand-luggage. It's made of kevlar/carbon, super-light compared to plastic boats and is near-indestructible.
It's 20 years old this year - about a third of my age - and I want to be pushed out to sea in it when I'm dead.
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