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Choosing: My kayaks: Najad

Updated Friday, August 15, 2008 10:48 PM

Plans kayak - Najad, €100

Najad

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

Robert Johansson in a newly completed NajadSven Knutsson tries Gösta Schwartz NajadRobert Johanssons NajadNomad och Najad - Gösta Schwartz in KalmarNajad - built by Krister Andersson

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.

Two sheets

Röster om Najad

Kommentar "Hei Bjørn! Min Najad er ferdig! Oj, oj, oj for en båt. Den har presis de egenskapene jeg var ute etter. Hurtig ekspedisjonsbåt - konseptet fungerer perfekt. Rask, god lastekapasitet, veldig stabil, optimalisert for ror, gunstig for konkuransepadling og vingåre. Dette er en havkrysser, jeg er meget fornøyd." Jostein

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