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Photo's and info supplied by Rob Macks Laughing Loon
Shooting Star
Smaller, lower volume, baidarka from
Laughing Loon
It is nimble, responsive and fast
16 ft 6 ins, long
21 in , 53 cm Wide
Shooting Star© is not a scaled down version of the North Star©. The volume is lower, especially in the rear deck. The hull is slightly flattened to improve stability in such a narrow kayak. Though the Shooting Star© is only 21" wide at the widest point at the sheer line, stability is good and secondary stability excellent. She is very responsive to paddle strokes yet tracks very well.
Shooting Star© will appeal to the paddler who wants a fast responsive day boat. With all the great speed, tracking and handling characteristics of the baidarka style.
The Shooting Star© is also a baidarka for the smaller paddler, with enough storage space for extended trips. It has the forward and stern volume typical of the baidarka style which gives the Shooting Star© as much storage space as many larger length kayaks.
The Shooting Star shown here is built of western red cedar (dark coloured deck and hull sides) with northern white cedar on the hull bottom. The hardwood accents and veneers used on the deck, bow, toggle handles and cockpit are of curly maple.
The recessed fore and aft hatches are held in place with rare earth magnets. Neoprene gaskets on the hatches make them waterproof. The leading edge of the cockpit coaming is recessed. There are bulkheads in front of and behind the cockpit area to create the fore and aft watertight storage compartments.
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