Northwind 16

The Northwind 16 offers a wide variety of paddling possibilities. This is the canoe for you: if you love day trips but might load it up for a week; love fishing but might need to maneuver through light rapids; love to paddle with a partner but might want to go solo. The Northwind 16 turns on a dime.

StarLite (SL):

All Aramid. A 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. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

BlackLite (BL):

Aramid Reinforcements. A carbon outer with Aramid reinforcements. Combines the stiffness of carbon fiber and the tensile strength of Aramid. The full wet vacuum bag and foam core allows balanced strength and weight. Exterior resin coated for maximum weight savings.

Stealth: (STLH)

Carbon and Black Innegra co-woven outer with inner blanket of proprietary yellow and black aramid. The 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. Many options are not offered with Stealth including: skid plates, adjustable seats, third seats, and kneeling thwarts.

IXP:

Innegra with an inner blanket of Aramid. Innegra has excellent impact absorption, flex and abrasion resistance. A full wet vacuum bag makes a durable, reasonably light canoe. Multiple layers of Innegra with no foam core or ribs. An extremely durable lamination with far better performance than Royalex. Exterior resin coated because gel coat chips and cracks when subjected to substantial impacts.