Northstar Northwind 18

Sometimes more is better. The Northwind 18 offers the same stability as our flagship Northwind 17, but the additional space provides a little more comfort for a third member of the group or the family dog. There’s no need to debate bringing the Dutch oven and camp chairs. The Northwind 18 is ready to haul your gear.

Available options:

• Footbraces: Carbon $135 / Aluminum $115 / Kayak $90
• Bow Slider: $180
• Additional Seat: $140 (all tandems come with two seats)
• Skid Plate: Internal $105
• Kneeling Thwart: $80
• Upgrade to Wood Trim from Aluminum: +~3 lbs, $600
• Upgrade to Walnut Components with Aluminum Trim: $130

FOR CUSTOM ORDERS – CALL US AT 603-753-9804 OR EMAIL kayakoutfitter@aol.com

BlackLite:

Proprietary carbon outer with Aramid reinforcements. Combines the stiffness of carbon fiber and the excellent tensile strength of Aramid. Our full wet vacuum bag and foam core allows us to artfully balance strength and weight. For those that want significantly greater durability than StarLite, yet value a lightweight canoe. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Color: Black carbon weave.

StarLite:

All Aramid. Our proprietary yellow and black makes a stunning moiré pattern. Full wet bag minimizes resin and creates the lightest weight canoe available. Foam core, ribs and internal reinforcements make a stiff, efficient hull. The choice of flat-water paddlers everywhere. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Color: Northstar proprietary Aramid weave.

Stealth:

Carbon and Black Innegra co-woven outer with inner blanket of proprietary yellow and black aramid. Our lightest lamination at the expense of some durability, a dream for wet footed portaging. Only available with E6 trim and E6 parts: canoe weight reflects E6/E6 savings. Stealth is lighter than StarLite and has lower impact resistance. Weight savings and wet footed portaging go hand in hand. Many options are not offered with Stealth including: skid plates, adjustable seats, third seats, and kneeling thwarts.

Color: black carbon and black Innegra weave.

SPECS:

• Length: 18ft 9in
• Length/Width Ratio: 7
• Width: 36 gw / 36 mx / 32 wl
• Sheer: 21 bw / 14 ms / 19 st
• Rocker: 2.5 bw / 1.5 st
• Weight: 43 SL / 44 BL / 36 STLH
• Optimal Load: 400–700 lbs
• Displacement: 2” WL : 230 lbs / 3” WL : 390 lbs / 4” WL : 530 lbs / 5” WL : 715 lbs