Updated Friday, August 15, 2008 10:48 PM
Plans kayak - Najad, €100
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Najad is basically the same kayak as Nomad, despite the obvious differences in looks. The reasons for drawing Najad, was a number of requests with a similar content –the hull and performance of Nomad but a slightly higher foredeck and a lower aft deck (to make it easier to get in and out when built with a small cockpit opening and to improve control and fit when rolling), a higher stem (to break the waves on and off the wind) and a stern designed to fit standard rudder systems.
The configuration of the stems reduces luffing in a beam wind but it will also make it harder to turn into the wind. Packing through the cockpit is not a very good proposition with a low aft deck – I recommend that Najad is built with bulkheads and hatches. With a high stem Najad is a dry kayak in a seaway but looses some speed on the wind compared to the noticeably wetter Nomad.
Apart from this Najad behaves exactly like her twin sister Nomad.
Images - Najad
Lines – Najad
Particulars – Najad
| Length: | total/lwl: 580/541 cm* |
| Beam: | total/lwl: 55/53 cm (or 52/50 cm) |
| Draft: | 11 cm |
| Cockpit: | 80 x 40 cm* |
| Height: | in front of/behind the cockpit 28,5/20 cm |
| Weight: | 18 kg |
| Load capacity: | 150kg – 400 liter |
| Calculated speed: | 9,0-12,8 km/t** |
| PC: | 0,57 |
| Wetted surface: | 2,31 m2 |
| Calculated drag: | (4 knop) 3,72 kp -– (5 knop) 6,70 kp |
| Stability: | (80 kg) hign – (max load) very high |
| Intended use: | Expedition and touring, coastal and deep sea. Day tours and exercise. |
A narrower version – 52/50 cm – is available for those who want even more exciting perfomance. Specify at ordering.
* These dimensions can be adapted to suit personal needs or wishes.
** The speed numbers are based on mathematical standard formulas (175 lb paddler + 30 lb carco weight) and corrected from the kayaks actual performance om trials, on tours and in races.
I can also offer complete kits and professionally built and finished canoes. Please contact me for prices and terms.
The plans
Two sheets contains the nescessary information to build the kayak.
