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The Vuoksa is a kayak designed for all the needs of todays kayaker.
From rivers, to lakes, from short paddles of under an hour, to week-long trip into the wilderness, all of them can be accomplished with the Vuoksa, and with the Vuoksa 3 ability to fit 3 people, more then any other contermproray folding kayak on the market, you can take your entire family in this one boat. . The boat is also designed to takes waves of up to one meter in height providing peace of mind during rough weather.
Of course the main merits of the boat, are the stability, the rate of assembly, and speed in the water.
Compared to the less expensive Neva, the Vuoksa has shell pneumatic elements, which ensure unsinkability, transverse tenshion of the shell, and simplicity of assembling. Both the Vuoksa 2, and 3 feature an apron, while the Vuoksa 3 also comes with a steering gear.. Both boats come in a convenient backpack, and both can be outfiitted with an optional sail.
Cockpit: are visible pneumatic elements, seat, back
Construction
4 frames (from them two - sharnirnye); kilson , a soft cover, protected on kilsonu, stringers, and stems, an apron on "velcro" on two landing places.
Materials
- Duralumin Frames, polyamide 610;
- The bottom of the boat is composed of - fabric PVC viniplan 900 - 1000 g/sq m. a deck - fabric PVC viniplan 650-700g/ sq. m.;
- Packing a fabric kordura 600 or a fabric nylon - Oxford 600.
General characteristics
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Vuoksa 2 |
Vuoksa 3 |
| Type of Kayak |
Skeleton-Pneumatic |
Skeleton-Pneumatic |
| Crew |
2 |
2-3 |
| Overall Size (length, width, height) in the assembled form, in f |
15.81x 2.79x 1.31 |
19.02x 3.12x 1.31 |
| Weight, lb |
57 |
68 |
| Payload, lb |
507 |
793 |
| Size Packed, ft |
1.31x 0.82x 3.61 |
1.31x 0.82x 3.61 |
| Sail Option |
Yes |
Yes |
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