Description
This Boreal Design, Ellesmere, kayak is in excellent condition. It has typical minor hull scratching and no repairs are needed to any parts. This is a beautiful craft with its red deck, white hull, decorative edge taping and its stylish functional curves. I bought this kayak in 2016 from Contoocook River Canoe and Kayaks as a consignment sale for a kayak instructor and guide. I have stored it inside since 2016 and the previous owner pampered it as well.
With my less flexible 68-year-old legs, and 34” inseams, I'm finding it more difficult to get into and out of the ocean cockpit comfortably. I love this boat and I am reluctant to sell it but I am needing to get into a kayak with a longer cockpit.
- Dimensions:
- 17’ long, 22” wide, about 52 lbs,
- 275 lbs carrying capacity, 180 L storage space, allowing for single to multiday touring.
- Ocean Cockpit (OC) opening at the flange is 16.5.0" wide and 22." long.
- The interior has plenty of leg and bent knee room for a 6-footer with size 11 feet
- It has hands-free adjustable foot pegs and also ample padded thigh braces.
- Design:
- Greenland style; fiberglass composite;
- 3 sealed watertight compartments with 3 like-new KayakSport soft rubber hatch covers;
- The ocean cockpit (OC) allows for easier spray skirt fitting and makes the cockpit more secure and watertight in rough water conditions.
- The kayak’s design is perfect for use on ocean waters, lakes, and rivers, and for multi-day packing trips.
- The skeg has an elastic shock cord to prevent the cable kinking.
- The seat is an ergonomically shaped hard plastic with exceptional comfort. Back support is provided by an adjustable band.
- I am including a rubberized nylon zip-up spray skirt and travel cockpit cover.
- Performance:
- The design is for intermediate to advanced paddlers.
- The Ellesmere has incredible handling, easy maneuverability, great secondary stability, and it slides like a blade through the water, making it fast. It tracks very well with minimal weather-cocking even without the retractable skeg.
- Comfortable primary stability with solid secondary stability. The low volume settles into rough seas and waves with little rocking.
- A rounded/arched hull sits between hard chines to allow the performance to be fast, playful, and maneuverable with quick turning.
- The Ellesmere model is rated 4.5/5.0 on Paddler.com.
- Boreal Design has unfortunately discontinued the Ellesmere model.
