Updated Friday, August 15, 2008 10:48 PM
Plans kayak - Nomad, €100
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Nomad is an extremely fast long distance touring and expedition kayak with record breaking capacity. The origin of the design was a planned attempt on the Swedish Blue Ribbon of sea kayaking, which is an unaided round-the-coast tour – approx 2300 km. The shortest time at the time of writing is 23 days. The entire design work has been directed towards touring speed: the length, the high initial and secondary stability – no effort is lost to braces or support strokes, every movement of the paddle is translated into distance, and a sea keeping capability that enables a skilled paddler to make shortcuts in conditions that would have forced most other kayaks inshore.
The hull form is a development of Kavat – longer, narrower and with slightly finer ends.
Nomad is very roomy to increase the intervals between provisioning stops. Lightly built to facilitate handling on the water as well as ashore, but strong enough to make nothing of rough landings on rocky shores.
In spite of its length Nomad is easily maneuvered without a rudder (or leaning) but in high winds all but the strongest and most experienced paddler would want the help of the adjustable skeg, shown in the plans.
A narrow version (52 cm) is available for those who seek even more exciting performance
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Particulars - Nomad
| Length: | total/lwl: 580/528 cm* |
| Beam: | total/lwl: 55/53 cm or 52/50 cm (choose when ordering) |
| Draft: | 11 cm |
| Cockpit: | 80 x 40 cm* |
| Height: | in front of/behind the cockpit 27,5/22,5 cm |
| Weight: | 18 kg |
| Load capacity: | 150kg - 412 liter |
| Calculated speed: | 9,1 - 12.8 km/t** |
| PC: | 0,57 |
| Wetted surface: | 2,26 m2 |
| Calculated drag: | (4 knop) 3,65 kp - (5 knop) 6,69 kp |
| Stability: | (80 kg) hign - (max load) very high |
| Intended use: | Expedition and touring, coastal and deep sea. Day tours and exercise. |
* 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.
