Star Kayaks · Surfski
Star Kayaks A14 Ski
4.35m x 60cm entry-level ski in vacuum-formed plastic, with a venturi self-bailer and an open cockpit. Star sells it to clubs and schools and points out that it can be retrofitted with hatches and fittings to become the S14 Ski.
- Length
- 4.35 m
- Beam
- 60 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 18 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 4.35 m
- Beam
- 60 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- beginner
- New price
- NZD 3,499
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Club and school programmes, flat water and small surf.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 75 kg. It stays workable from 66 kg to 80 kg, and sits at its best between 70 kg and 77 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Star Kayaks builds thermoformed plastic craft in New Zealand on one 4.35m x 60cm hull, sold in three fits: a bare entry ski, a ski with hatches and storage, and a hybrid that takes a K1 spraydeck. Prices are published in New Zealand dollars.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Published price, unusual at this end of the market
- Plastic hull survives being dropped by beginners
- Upgradeable into the S14 Ski
Trade-offs
- 4.35m hull is slow by any measure
- 18kg of plastic
- New Zealand only in practice
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026.Reported experience
Where to buy
No mapped dealer for Star Kayaks yet. Every maker and market we cover.
NZ$3,499 from Star Kayaks. This index holds Australian and US dollars, so the figure you see is converted from New Zealand dollars and is not a shelf price.
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