The Kayak is experiencing a resurgence in popularity lately, and this doesn't surprise us a bit. We originally designed the Kayak as a roomy, stable, and inexpensive boat for calm-water exploring. The Kayak is super-simple to build and has plenty of room for two adults. It also has a built-in transom mount for an electric trolling motor that can slip you silently into the midst of wildlife activity that even paddling might scare off, as well as being effective as a stealthy fishing platform . This has always been a fun way to relax, and recent advances in electric motor and gelled battery technology just make this boat more practical than ever. The 14'4" hull is a lightweight, 1/4" plywood box-section, with a keel for easy paddling.
L.O.A.: 14'4"
BEAM: 34"
WEIGHT: 80LBS
CREW: ONE TO TWO
ELECTRIC AUX. PWR
Click Here to see the Kayak layout and lines.
Landsailing combines all the cornering skills of car racing with the quick-tacking of racing sailboats, plus some of the balance coordination of windsurfing. It's a complete wring-out as a sports experience and once you've tried it, a lot of other activities will seem pretty tame. The Vector is ultra light and cheap to build, and is arguably the world's fastest accelerating landsailer.
The Vector differs from other landsailers in that it uses a relatively large sail on a compact, moncocque chassis. This gives exciting performance in normal 10 to 20 knot breezes we're likely to find at sailing sites, other than desert dry lakes. Perfect for parking lot, airfield, beach, or dirt field running, the Vector has proved itself well in short track racing, beating a large field of cars costing ten times as much, finishing second behind the world champion.
It's easy to hike out and fly a wheel using the sail control as balance. Steering is precise and dynamically stable, and can be controlled either while sitting down in the cockpit, or hiking out on the wing-decks. Landsailers are without question one of our favorite action sports.
LENGTH: 8' 5"
WIDTH: 5' 2"
WEIGHT: 95 LBS
SAIL AREA: 75 SQ.FT.
CREW: ONE
APPROXIMATE UPPER SPEED: 35MPH+
Click Here to see a drawing of the Vector's building sequence.
Mr. Briggs Cunningham, winner of the America's Cup (and avid competitor in motor racing both here and in Europe (finishing well up at Le Mans), as well as one of the nicest people we've ever had the good fortune to meet), at the wheel of our Manta (one of our earlier sailcar designs). This photo was taken in the parking lot of his car museum (which to our minds is still the best collection of competition and touring cars the US has had. Too bad the museum closed...It was a true enthusiast's mecca). Mr. C liked to take his cars out on the street, and he saw no reason why he shouldn't try out the Manta as well! We turned around for a second, and by the time we looked back, he was out into traffic with the sailcar, yelling "Starboard" at a Buick! Mr. Cunnigham was a treat to know...
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