ChalupSki · OC1 outrigger
ChalupSki Gorge
5.88m x 41cm single outrigger canoe rather than a surfski, built around fast downwind conditions with an emphasis on acceleration onto runs and manoeuvring between them.
- Length
- 5.88 m
- Beam
- 41 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 13.8 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 5.88 m
- Beam
- 41 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- OC1 outrigger
- Skill level
- advanced
- New price
- Not listed new
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Downwind ocean paddling in an outrigger, where the ama does the stability work a wide ski hull would otherwise do.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 72 kg. It stays workable from 64 kg to 77 kg, and sits at its best between 67 kg and 74 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Launched under Oscar Chalupsky's own brand in 2025, built in South Africa. The range is organised by skill rather than by hull family: Tarifa and Waikiki for beginners, Maui for intermediates, Molokai as the first race ski.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Ama provides stability a 41cm ski hull could never hold on its own
- Aimed at acceleration and turning rather than flat-water top speed
- Broadens the range beyond skis
Trade-offs
- An OC1, so it is not comparable with the surfskis on stability
- Heaviest craft in the range at a published 13.8kg
- No published price
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026. The brand is new and the specifications here come from the maker.Reported experience
Where to buy
No mapped dealer for ChalupSki yet. Every maker and market we cover.
ChalupSki publishes no prices; the range is sold through dealers and direct enquiry. Confirm before quoting.
Similar craft
Closest in stability, speed and paddler weight across the whole index.
