Vajda · Surfski
Vajda Makai Mini
Short, flat-bottomed sit-on-top hull vacuum-formed from Styrolight plastic with an acrylic UV/scratch layer. Seat-on-top layout removes the fear of a closed cockpit; wide, forgiving, barge-stable cross-section built for children and first-timers.
- Length
- 4.15 m
- Beam
- 49.5 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 12.8 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 4.15 m
- Beam
- 49.5 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- beginner
- New price
- A$1,550
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Speed here also has a traced hull behind it: measured off this boat's own side and plan photographs, the shape alone rates it 1.9, and the published score moves a third of the way toward that. What that means.
Suits: Kids learning to paddle; flatwater and mild sea, first sit-on-top experience
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 60 kg. It stays workable from 53 kg to 64 kg, and sits at its best between 56 kg and 61 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Billed as the world's first thermo-moulded plastic (Styrolight) sit-on-top surfski; POWERGLIDE no-screw footbrace, kids/learn-to-paddle ski
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Extremely stable seat-on-top for kids and beginners
- Tough UV-stable thermoformed plastic
- Light (~12.8kg) and inexpensive
Trade-offs
- Very slow, short hull
- Outgrown quickly by larger paddlers
- Plastic layup heavier and slower than composite skis
What paddlers say
Vajda/APS product copy: 'the new Surfski model for children to learn paddle in the sea... the seat on top eliminates the initial fear of sitting in a standard kayak with the cockpit' (australianpaddlesports.com.au)Reported experience
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Where to buy
Dealers in the markets we have mapped:
AUD $1,550 Styrolight (thermoformed plastic), Australian Paddle Sports 2026. Only layup offered.
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