Star Kayaks · Touring hybrid
Star Kayaks S14 Ski
The A14 hull with 175 litres of hatch storage — 65 forward, 110 aft — and a 145cm x 45cm open cockpit. Star pitches it at exploring the shoreline, surfing a swell or running a river, which is a touring brief rather than a racing one.
- Length
- 4.35 m
- Beam
- 60 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 20 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 4.35 m
- Beam
- 60 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Touring hybrid
- Skill level
- beginner
- New price
- NZD 3,999
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Shoreline touring, small surf and easy rivers.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 73 kg. It stays workable from 65 kg to 78 kg, and sits at its best between 68 kg and 75 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
- 175 litres of real storage, which almost no ski has
- Published price
- Plastic hull tolerates rocks and beaches
Trade-offs
- 4.35m hull is slow by any measure
- 20kg to lift onto a roof
- 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$3,999 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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